HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 105 



Female. Black, smooth, shining, elongate-fusiform, slightly setulose. 

 Head conical; ante-ocular part tawny at the tip, much longer than the 

 post-ocular; a transverse curved furrow in front of the two hind ocelli. 

 Rostrum extending to the fore coxae; second joint much longer than the 

 others. Antenna) ferruginous, selulose, a little longer than the head and 

 the p roth o rax together; first joint black, much shorter than the second ; 

 third shorter than the second; fourth longer than the second. Fore lohe 

 of the prothorax with seven furrows; middle one enlarged hindvvard ; 

 inner pair parallel ; the two other pairs ohlique ; middle pair ahhreviated 

 hindward. Hind lohe about half the length of the fore lobe. Scutellum 

 with a transverse furrow; apical part forming a tawny spine. Abdomen 

 with whitish spots along each side. Legs tawny, setose; femora black; 

 four hinder femora tawny towards the base ; tibia) piceous towards the tips ; 

 spongy furrow of the fore tibiae nearly half the length of the latter. Fore 

 wings brown ; a whitish forked streak along the inner border of the coriutn 

 and a large rounded whitish spot in the membrane, which is broadly 

 cinereous along its iuner border. Length of the body 7 lines. 



a. - ? 



33. Pirates lepidus. 



Mas. Cyaneo-niger, fere linearis ; caput subellipticum ; antenna capite 

 et prothorace ad unum paullo breviores, arliculis \o et'2o testaceis ; 

 abdomen rufum, apice nigrum; femora quatuor anteriora ex parte 

 fulva; alee antica? alba?, nigro unistrigata et unimaculata, fusco 

 bivittatae et uniliturata?, rufo unislrigatce. 



Male. Bluish black, smooth, shining, Darrow, setulose, nearly linear. 

 Head convex, subelliptical, with a transverse furrow on the vertex ; post- 

 ocular part a little longer than the ante-ocular. Rostrum extending to the 

 fore coxae; second joint much longer than the others. Antennae black, a 

 little shorter than the head and the prothorax together; first and second 

 joints testaceous; second more than twice the length of the first; third 

 shorter than the second; fourth as long as the third. Fore lobe of the 

 prothorax concave in the middle of the hind part, about twice the length of 

 the hind lobe, which is much rounded on each side. Mesopectus keeled. 

 Abdomen red, black towards the tip. Legs black; four anterior femora 

 thickened, partly tawny; four anterior tibia? clavate; spongy furrow of the 

 fore tibia) nearly half their length. Fore wings white; a short black streak 

 extending from the base along the hind border; a large round black spot 

 in the disk beyond the middle, connected with two exterior brown stripes; 

 a brown transverse mark between the basal streak and the spot; a bright 

 red streak along the middle part of the costa. Hind wings pellucid, 

 brownish towards the tips. Length of the body 5£ lines. 

 a. Para. From Mr. Hewitsou's collection. 



34. Pirates biplagiatus. 

 Mas. Niger; caput longi-eonicum, prothoracis lobo antico aquilongum ; 

 antenna capite et prothorace ad vnum longiores ; connexivum flavo- 

 maculalum; pedes picei,fcmoribus quatuor poslerioribus flavo uni- 

 fascialis ; ala anticce alra, slriga basali flava, plaga discali 

 maculaque apicali luleis. 



