HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 99 



Div. 4. 



17. Pirates semirukus. 



Mas. Niger; caput conicum ; antenna capite et prolhorace ad unum 

 paullo longiores ; corium rufum ; atce posliece diaphana. 



Male. Black, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head with an angular 

 furrow between the eyes, conical in front «of the eyes, very short behind 

 them. Rostrum extending- to the propectus ; second joint much longer 

 than the others. Antennae settilose, a little longer than the head and the 

 prothorax together; second joint full twice as long as the first; third 

 much shorter than the second; fourth a little shorter than the second. 

 Fore lobe of the prothorax with a depression in the. disk hindward, with 

 a slight longitudinal furrow, and on each side in front with two very 

 slight furrows; hind lobe about half as long as the fore lobe, with 

 rounded and convex side-angles. Fore femora much incrassated; fore 

 tibiae clavate, much shorter than the fore femora, their furrow less than 

 half their length; fore tarsi dilated at the base. Corium red-lead colour. 

 Hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 6 lines. 



a, b. Orizaba. From M. Salle's collection. 



18. Pirates Mexicanus. 



Fcem. Niger, fere fusiformis ; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo antico 

 aquilongum ; scutellum apicem versus subascendens ; connexivum 

 Jlnvo gullalum ; femora postica basi teslaceo fasciala ; alee anticce 

 Jlavo pallido bimaculata. 



Female. Black, nearly fusiform. Head conical, as long as the fore 

 lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part rather longer than the post-ocular. 

 Antenna? slender, somewhat longer than the head and the prothorax 

 together; first joint little longer than the ante-ocular head ; second nearly 

 twice as long as the first; third much shorter than the second; fourth 

 nearly as long as the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax about twice as 

 long as the hind lobe; hind part of the middle furrow strongly marked. 

 Scutellum compressed and obliquely ascending towards the tip. Con- 

 nexivum with yellow dots. Legs rather slender; bind femora with a 

 testaceous band at the base; fore femora incrassated. Corium with a pale 

 yellow spot on the clavus. Membrane with a pale yellow spot on the 

 inner side at the base. Length of the body 6^ lines. 



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



Div. 5. 

 Tydides, Slat, Hem. Afr. iii. 113. 



19. Pirates brachiatus. 



Keduvius brachiatus, Perly, Del. An. Art. Bras. xi. 173, pi. 34, f. 10— 

 Peirates rufus, Serv. Ann. Sci. Nat. xxiii. 218— Pirates rufus, Serv. 



