1R6 CATALOGUE OF 



16. Reduvius plagipennis. 



Fcem. Niger, fusiformis ; caput prolhoracis lobo antieo longius ; lobus 

 anticus lobo postico brevior convexior ; scutelli spina, apicalis oblique 

 ascendens ; venter carinalus ; tarsi lulei ; alee antica macula basali 

 vitrea fasciaque e slrigis quinque albis, membranm venis albo- 

 marginatis. 



Female. Black, fusiform, shining beneath. Head fusiform, some- 

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

 longer than the post-ocular. Antennas longer than the head and the 

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

 much longer than the first ; third as long as the second ; fourth longer than 

 the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax shorter and more convex than the 

 hind lobe; fore angles ohtuse, slightly prominent. Hind lobe with a 

 slight middle furrow; hind angles rounded, not prominent. Scutellum 

 ending in an obliquely ascending spine. Abdomen keeled beneath. Furrow 

 beneath the fore tibiae less than one-third as long as the latter. Tarsi 

 luteons. Fore wings with a limpid spot near the base and with an oblique 

 band formed by five while streaks; veins of the membrane while, white- 

 bordered. Length of the body 8^ lines. 



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



17. Reduvius akeolatus. 



Foem. Niger, subfusifortnis, opacus ; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo 

 antieo longius; pedes setulosi, femoribus qualuor anterioribus 

 robustis ; ala anlica maculis duabus venarumque marginibus 

 luteis. 



Female. Black, subfusiform, dull. Head conical, rather longer than 

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

 post-ocular. Antenna? longer than the head and the prothorax together; 

 first joint longer than the ante-ocular; second as long as the first. Fore 

 lobe of the prothorax a little shorter than the hind lobe; longitudinal 

 furrow distinct. Scutellum elongate-triangular. Legs setulose; four 

 anterior femora stout; furrow beneath the four anterior tibia; not more than 

 one-third as long as the latter. Fore wings with luteous-bordered 

 veins, except towards the base, near which there are two luteous spots. 

 Length of the body — lines. 



a. Columbia. From Mr. Turner's collection. 



18. Reduvius crassipes. 



Picea, fusiforr/Hs ; caput ellipticum, prothoracis lobo antieo longius; 

 antennarum articulus lus fulius; scutellum apicem versus spini- 

 forme; connexivum ferruyineum ; pedes ferruginei, breves, robusti ; 

 ala anticeB plaga basali teslacea. 



Piceous, shining, fusiform. Head elliptical, longer than the fore lobe 

 of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part a little shorter than the post-ocuhir. 

 Antenna? slender, much longer than the head and the prothorax together; 

 first joint tawny, a little longer than the ante-ocular head; second nearly 



