HEM1PTERA HETEROPTERA. Ill 



51. Pirates balteatus. 



Pirates balteatus, Germ. Silb. Rev. Ent. v. 131 — Cleptocoris balteatus, 

 Slal, Ofv. K. V. Ak. Fork, xxiii. 261. 



Cape. 



Div. 4. 



52. Pirates planus. 



Niger; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo anlico paullo brevius; anten- 

 narum arliculus lus luteus ; ventris discus fulvus ; pedes lulei. 



Black, elongate-subfusiform. Head conical, a little shorter" than the 

 fore lobe of the prothoras ; ante-ocular part twice as long as the post- 

 ocular. First joint of the antennae luteous, a little longer than the ante- 

 ocular head; second very much longer than the first. Fore lobe of the 

 prolhorax nearly twice as long as the hind lobe; furrows distinct. Disk of 

 the abdomen tawny beneath, except towards the tip. Legs luteous ; spongy 

 furrow of the fore tibiae not more than one-third of the length of the latter. 

 Length of the body 6^ lines. 



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



Div. 5. 

 Fusius, Slal, Slett. Ent. Zeit. xxiii. 458; Hem. Afr. iii. 115. 



53. Pirates rubricosus. 



Pirates rubricosus, Stal, Ofv. K. Vet. Ak. Fork. xii. 38 — Pirates basi- 

 collis, Sgnt. Arch Ent. ii. 3 1 — Fusius rubricosus, Slal, Hem. Afr. 

 iii. 115 ; Ofv. K. V. Ak. Forh. xxiii. 255. 



Sierra Leone. Calabar. Natal. 



54. Pirates dimidiatds. 



Mas. Niger, fere linearis; caput longi-subovatum, prothoracis lobo 



antico brevius; antennae capile et prothorace ad unum longiores ; 



abdominis dimidium basale rufum; pedes antici rufi, t.ibiis apice 

 larsisque nigris; corium rufum. 



Male. Black, narrow, smooth, shining, nearly linear. Head elongate- 

 suboval, convex about the ocelli, shorter than the fore lobe of the piothoiax ; 

 ante-ocular part about twice as long as the post-ocular. Rostrum hardly 

 extending to the fore coxa?; second joint longer than the others. Antennae 

 longer than the head and the prolhorax together; first joint hardly extending 

 beyond the head, less than half as long as the second; third a little 

 shorter than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax about twice as lung 

 as the hind lobe, with seven slight furrows; the middle lurrow widened 

 hind ward, the inner pair straight; the two outer pairs oblique. Abdomen 

 red for a little more than half the length from the base. Fore femora and 

 fore tibial red, the latter blackish towards the tips. Corium red-lead 

 colour. Length of the body 5£ lines. 



The black hind lobe of the prolhorax and the corium without spots 

 distinguish it from P. rubricosus. 



a, b. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



