I1EMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 187 



twice as long as the first; third a little longer than the second; fourth as 

 long as the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax about as long as the hind 

 lobe; both with a longitudinal furrow. Scutellum spine-shaped towards 

 the tip. Abdomen along each side and legs ferruginous ; the latter short, 

 stout. Fore wings with a testaceous patch at the base. LeDgth of the 

 body 5 lines. 



a. Petropolis. Presented by J. Gray, Esq. 



North Africa and Arabia. 

 Div. l. 

 Opsiccetus, King, Symb. Phys. 21. 



19. Reduvius villosus. 



Reduvius villosus, Fair. Ent. Syst. iv. 194; Syst. Rhyn. 267. Coq. III. 



Ins. iii. 94, pi. 21, f. 9— Opsiccetus villosus, Stul, Hem. Fabr. i. 124. 

 Algeria. 



20. Reduvius pallipes. 



R. (Opsiccetus) pallipes, King, Symb. Phys. Ins. 2, pi. 19, f. 3. 



Arabia. 



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

 b — d. Egypt. Presented by J. Burton, Esq. 

 e. Bagdad. Presented by W. K. Loftus, Esq. 

 /. Syria. 



21. Reduvius doesalis. 



Reduvius dorsalis, Slat, Of v. K. Vet. Ak. Forh. xii. 188 — Opsiccetus dor- 

 salis, Stal, Hem. Afr. iii. 140. 



Nubia. 



22. Reduvius nebulosus. 



R. (Opsicoetus) nebulosus, Klug, Symb. Phys. pi. 19, f. 5. 

 Doryala. 



23. Reduvius nigricans. 



R. (Opsiccetus) nigricans, Klug, Symb. Phys. pi. 19, f. 6. 

 Desert Arabia. 



West, South and East Africa. 

 Div. 1. 



Opsiccetus, Klug. 



Prof. Stal distinguishes the five following species thus : — 



A. Furrow of the fore tibiae more than one-third as long 



as the latter. .... - tarsatus. 



B. Furrow of the fore tibia? never more than one-third as 



long as the latter, occasionally hardly visible. 

 a. Femora with brown or black bands. - annulatus. 



