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side. Legs rather short; fore femora incrassated, with a spine beneath 

 near the tips; hind tibiae with a broad white band. Wings extending a 

 1 i tile beyond the abdomen ; corium of the fore wings white at the base and 

 along the outer border; membrane blackish. Length of the body 2\ lines. 



a, b. Cape. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



South Asia. 



16. Anthocoris proximus. 



Mas. Niger, fere fusiformis; caput longiusculum, subcompressum, 

 antice truncatum; rostrum abdomen attingens; antenna? corporis 

 dimidio paullo breviores ; prothorax sulco postico bene delerminato ; 

 segmenla pecloraiia albo marginala ; femora antica incrassata ; tibia? 

 postica albo late fasciata ; corium basi margineque exteriore albis ; 

 membrana albida. 



Male. Black, slender, nearly fusiform, very finely punctured. Head 

 elongate, slightly compressed and truncated in front. Eyes small, slightly 

 pronrnent. Bostrum extending to the abdomen. Antennae a little less 

 than half the length of the body ; second joint more than twice the length 

 of the first, less than twice the length of the third. Prothorax narrower in 

 front, with a well-de6ned transverse furrow near the hind border. Pectoral 

 segments bordered with white. Legs rather short ; fore femora incrassated ; 

 hind tibiae with a broad white band. Wings extending to the tip of the 

 abdomen; corium white at the base and along the exterior border; 

 membrane whitish. Length of the body 2£ lines. 



It has much resemblance to A. semicruciatus; the shape of the head 

 is different. 



a. Hindostan. Presented by Major Parry. 



17. Anthocoris pubescens. 



Fcem. Niger, longi-ovalis, pubescens ; caput prolhorace multo brcvius ; 

 rostrum abdominis dimidium fere attingens; antenna? corporis 

 dimidio aquilonga?, arliculo 3o basi albo ; prothorax sulculo transverso 

 medio; femora antica incrassata; corium basi gultaque. costali 

 subapicali albis; membrana diapliana, gutta apicali nigricante. 



Female. Black, elongate-oval, shining beneath. Head above and 

 prothorax dull, pubescent. Head much shorter than the prothorax. Eyes 

 not prominent. Bostrum extending to one-third of the lengih of the abdo- 

 men. Antennas about half the length of the body; second joint about 

 twice the lengih of the first; third white towards the base, shorter than the 

 second; fourth shorter than the third. Prothorax with a slight transverse 

 middle furrow. Pore femora incrassated. Wings extending beyond the 

 tip of the abdomen ; corium of the fore wings white at the base and with a 

 wbiie subapical costal dot; membrane pellucid, with a blackish apical dot. 

 Length of the body 1^ line. 



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



