HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 



27. DlNDTMUS EEDUVIOIDES. 



Mas et foem. Niger, fusiformis; rostrum coxas posticas atlingens ; 

 antenna corpore multo breviores, articulo 4o luteo apice nigro ; 

 melapeclus albo marginatum ; abdominis dorsum rufum ; venter 

 rufo marginatus ; corium rufum, basi nigrum ; membrana basi 

 cinerea. 



Mate and female. Black, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head elongate. 

 Eyes piceous, not prominent, remote from the prothorax. Rostrum extend- 

 ing to the hind coxa?. Antenna? much shorter than the body ; first joint 

 much longer than the head; second very much shorter than the first; 

 third shorter than the second ; fourth luteous, black at the tip, longer than 

 the second. Prothorax with a strongly-marked transverse furrow at some- 

 what before the middle ; hind part thinly punctured ; sides reflexed. 

 Metapectus bordered with white. Abdomen red above and along each side 

 and at the tip beneath. Legs slender ; fore femora beneath with two very 

 minute subapical spines. Corium of the fore wings bright red, black 

 towards the base; membrane cinereous at the base. Length of the body 

 71—10 lines. 



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

 d. Celebes. From Madame Ida Pfeiffer's collection. 

 c. Celebes. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



28. DlNDYMUS INTERMEDIUS. 



Mas. Niger, fusiformis ; caput cyaneo-nigrum ; rostrum apicem versus 

 rufum, coxas posticas atlingens ; antenna, corpore breviores, articulo 

 Ao luteo apicem versus nigro ; pectus et abdomen lutea, hujus disco 

 postico nigro ; pedes lutei,femoribus libiisque poslicis nigris ; corium 

 luleum. 



Male. Black, fusiform. Head triangular, bluish black, smooth, 

 shining. Eyes piceous, slightly prominent. Rostrum red towards the tip, 

 extending to the hind coxae. Antennae rather shorter than the body ; first 

 joint much longer than the head ; second much shorter than the first ; 

 third rather shorter than the second; fourth luteous, black towards the tip, 

 nearly as long as the first. Prothorax velvety, with a slight transverse 

 furrow near the hind border. Pectus and abdomen luteous ; hind part of the 

 disk of the latter black. Legs luteous; hind femora and hind tibia? black, 

 the former luteous towards the base. Fore wings abbreviated ; corium 

 luteous. Length of the body h\ lines. 



a. Mysol. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



29. DlNDYMUS VARIUS. 



Mas et fcem. Late rufus, capite rostro antennis prothorace antice pedi- 

 busque nigris; rostrum segmenti li venlralis marginem posticum 

 atlingens ; antenna corpore breviores, articulo Ao albo apicem versus 

 nigro ; scutellum basi nigrum ; pectus album, nigro trifasciatum ; 

 venter pallide teslaceus ; membrana lurida. Var. (3. — Membrana 

 apicem versus nigra. Var. y. — Membrana nigra. Var. 5. — Scutellum 

 nigrum. Var. t. — Corium apud marginem inleriorem nigrum. 



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