200 CATALOGUE OF 



61. Reduvius lineatus. 



Foem. Piceus, longi-subfusiformis, subtus sordide teslaceu.i ; caput pro- 



thoracis lobo antico longius; antenna graciles ; prothoracis lobus 



anticus lobo postico paullo longior ; lobi postici anguli subprominuli, 



subascendenles ; pedes fulvi, breves, graciles, femoribus anticis 



crassis. 



Female. Piceous, elongate-subfusiform, dull, dingy testaceous beneath. 



Head subfusiform, longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular 



part twice as long as the post-ocular. Antennae slender; first joint as long 



as the ante-ocular bead ; second nearly twice as long as the first. Prothorax 



with a slight furrow which widens hindward. Fore lobe a little longer 



than the hind lobe ; a prominent tubercle on each side of the fore border. 



Hind lobe with rounded and slightly prominent and ascending hind angles. 



Scutellum horizontal, keeled. Legs tawny, short, slender ; fore femora 



iucrassated. Length of the body 7 lines. 



a. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



62. Reduvius erytheinus. 



Mas. Late rufus, subfusiformis ; caput nigra fasciatum, prothoracis 

 lobo antico multo longius; antenna? nigra?, corpore breviores, articulo 

 \o brevissimo basi rufo ; prothoracis lobus anlicus antice albo 

 nigroque marginatus, lobo pnstico multo brevier ; lobus posticus nigra 

 biguttatus ; pectus nigrum, rufo varium ; venter fasciis qualuor 

 maculisque qualuor posterioribus nigris ; pedes et membrana nigra. 



Male. Bright red, subfusiform. Head fusiform, much longer than 

 the fore lobe of the prothorax ; a narrow black band behind the eyes, which 

 are also black ; ante-ocular part as long as the post-ocular. Rostrum black 

 towards the tip ; first joint as long as the second. Antennae black, some- 

 what shorter than the body; first joint extremely short, red at the base; 

 second much longer than the prothorax ; third less than half as long as the 

 second ; fourth about half as long as the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax 

 much shorter than the hind lobe, bordered with black and white in front; 

 a shallow excavation in the disk; fore angles not promiuent. Hind lobe 

 with prominent nearly rectangular angles, and with a black dot on each 

 side in frout. Pectus mostly black. Abdomen beneath with four black 

 bands and with four posterior black spots. Legs black, slender. Membrane 

 black. Length of the body 8 lines. 



a, b. Gilolo. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



c. Batchian. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



d. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



63. Reduvius subfasciatus. 



Feem. Niger, longi-subfusiformis, subtus piceus; caput prothoracis lobo 

 antico paullo longius; antenna corporis dimidio longiores; prothoracis 

 lobus anticus valde sulcalus, lobo postico paullo brevior ; scutellum 

 apicem versus compressurn el subascendens ; connexivumferruginemn ; 

 femora qualuor anteriora subincrassata ; ala antico? luteo pallido late 

 unifasciala?. 



