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9. REDUVrUS PALLESCENS. 



Mas. Teslaceus, fusiformis ; caput prothoracis lobo anlico longius ; 

 antenna nigra, corporis dimidio lonyiorcs ; prolhorax vilta brevis- 

 sima nigra; lobus anticus vix sulcatus, lobi postici dimidio brevior ; 

 lobus posticus nigra bigultulus ; scuttdlum apicem versus compressum 

 oblique ascendens ; venter carinatus, nigro biseriatim guttatus ; con- 

 nexivum nigro maculatum. 



Male. Testaceous, fusiform, dull. Head very short, longer than the 

 fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part a li L lie longer than the post- 

 ocular. Antennae black, more than half as long as the body ; first joint 

 very short; second twice as long as the first; third more than thrice as 

 long as the second. Prolhorax with a black stripe, which extends from 

 the hind part of the fore lobe to two-thirds of the length of the hind lobe. 

 Fore lobe hardly furrowed, not more than one-third as long as the hind 

 lobe ; fore angles not prominent. Hind lobe with a black dot on each side 

 of the disk; hind angles rectaugular, slightly prominent. Scutellum com- 

 pressed and obliquely ascending towards the lip. Abdomen keeled beneath, 

 except towards the tip ; a row of black dots along each side of the disk. 

 Connexivum with black transverse spots. Four anterior tibia? furrowed 

 beneath at their tips. Length of the body 9 lines. 



a. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



10. Reduvids partitos. 



Fcem. Niger, fusiformis ; caput prothoracis lobo antico paullo longius ; 

 antenna corporis dimidio longiores ; prothoracis lobus anticus valde 

 sulcatus lobo postico aquilongus, laleribus ferrugineis ; scutelli apex 

 spiniformis perparum ascendens; corium testaceo strigatum ; mem- 

 brana vena picea, testaceo marginata. 



Female. Black, fusiform, dull, shining beneath. Head fusiform, 

 a little longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part as long 

 as the post-ocular. Anienuoe much more than half as long as the body ; 

 first joint longer than the ante-ocular head ; second much longer than the 

 first; third hardly longer than the second; fourth as long as the third. 

 Fore lobe of the prothorax ferruginous on each side, as long as the hind lobe; 

 furrows strongly marked ; fore angles prominent, rectangular. Scutellum 

 ending in a very slightly ascending spine. Corium with some short pale 

 testaceous streaks. Veins of the membrane piceous, bordered with tes- 

 taceous. Length of the body o^- lines. 



a. Amazon Region. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



11. Reduvius lugcbris. 



Foeni. Niger, fusiformis ; caput prothoracis lobo antico multo longius ; 

 antenna corporis dimidio longiores; prothoracis lobus anticus sul- 

 catus, lobo postico aquilongus ; scutellum apicem versus compressum, 

 subascendens ; venter carinatus ; femora antica subincrassata; corium 

 maculis duabus guttisque tribus luleis ; membrana vena luteo mar- 

 ginata. 



