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Male. Ferruginous. Eyes prominent. Kostrum extending a little 

 beyond the fore coxa:; fourth joint longer than the others; tip black. 

 Antenna? red, much shorter than the body ; second joint much shorter than 

 the first; third longer than the second, shorter than the first; fourth 

 luteous, much longer than the first. Prothorax scabrous ; two irregular 

 transverse smooth ridges near the fore border; a slight transverse ridge 

 near the hind border ; three indistinct piceous stripes, which are abbreviated 

 in front; sides straight; hind angles rounded, not prominent. Four 

 anterior femora unarmed. Hind femora incrassated, much shorter than 

 the abdomen, with some black tubercles, dentate towards the tips beneath, 

 where there are a few stout black spines of various size. Hind tibiae 

 slightly curved and dilated, much shorter than the hind femora, with a very 

 broad testaceous band beyond the middle. Fore wings blackish; veins 

 tawny ; membrane ameous-brown. Length of the body 8 — 10 lines. 



a. Ega. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



b, c. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



6. HlRlLCTJS COLLARIS. 



Mas. Fulvus ; antenna corporis dimidio paullo longiores ; prothorax 

 subtiliter scaber, angulis posticis acutis sat prominulis ; scutellum 

 testaceum; pectus piceum, luteo oblique bislrigatum ; abdominis 

 dorsum nigrum, testaceo bimaculatum et bivittatum, rufo apicem 

 versus unistrigatum ; venter callis testaceis biseriatim notatum ; femora 

 postica subtus apices versus serrata ; tibia posticae rufa,arcuata, basi 

 nigrce. 



Male. Tawny. Middle lobe of the head very prominent. Eyes 

 prominent. Rostrum extending to the fore coxa?. Antennas a little more 

 than half the length of the body ; joints from the first to the third 

 successively decreasing in length; fourth longer than the first. Prothorax 

 finely scabrous ; hind angles acute, rather prominent. Scutellum testa- 

 ceous. Pectus piceous, with an oblique luteous streak on each side. 

 Dorsum of the abdomen black, with two pale testaceous spots and with two 

 pale testaceous lateral stripes, which are interrupted towards the tip and do 

 not extend to it; a red streak near the tip; under side with two rows of 

 pale testaceous longitudinally elongated calli. Hind femora incrassated, 

 much shorter than the abdomen, minutely serrated beneath beyond the 

 middle, whitish beneath at the tips. Hind tibiae red, curved, black 

 towards the base, a little more than half the length of the hind femora. 

 Membrane of the fore wings ciuereous. Hiud wings pellucid. Length of 

 the body 8 lines. 



a. Oajaca. From M. Salle's collection. 



7. HlRILCUS PALLENS. 



Mas. Testaceus, gracilis ; antenna corpore multo breviores ; prothorax 

 sttbtililer scaber, callis duobus anticis fulvis, linea transversa postica 

 picea, angulis posticis obtusis non prominulis ; femora postica valde 

 incrassata, abdominis dimidio longiora, supra rufa, apice nigra; 

 tibia rufa; tibia postica femoribus posticis breviores, dimidio basali 

 picea; ala antica striga latissima nigra, membrana fusca. 



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