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Female. Black, elongate-subfusiform, slightly shining, piceous beneath. 

 Head fusiform, a little longer than the fore lobe of the prolhorax ; ante- 

 ocular part much longer than the post-ocular. Antennae more than half as 

 long as the body ; first joint shorter than the ante-ocular head; second full 

 four times as long as the first ; third longer than the second ; fourth shorter 

 than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax with determinate furrows, 

 a little shorter than the hind lobe; fore angles rounded, not prominent. 

 Hind lobe with a middle furrow; hind angles rounded, hardly prominent. 

 Scutellum compressed and slightly ascending at the tip. Connexivum 

 ferruginous. Four anterior femora slightly thickened ; furrow of the four 

 anterior tibiae not more than one-third of their length. Fore wings with a 

 broad pale luleous band near the base. Length of the body 9 lines. 



a. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



64. Reduvius unifasciatus. 



Mas. Niger, fere linearis, subtus testaceus ; caput prothoracis lobo 

 anlico paullo longius ; antennae graciles, capite et prothorace ad 

 unum mullo longiores ; prothorax rufus ; lobus posticus nigro 

 bimaculatus, lobo antico paullo longior ; scutellum rufum, apicem 

 versus spiniforme ; connexivum rufum, coxa fulvce ; femora fulvo 

 univittala. 



Male. Black, nearly linear, shining beneath. Head fusiform, a little 

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

 than the post-ocular. Antennae slender, much longer than the head and 

 the prothorax together ; first joint much shorter than the ante-ocular head ; 

 second about six times as long as the first; third longer than the second. 

 Prothorax bright red above, with a slight longitudinal furrow, and with 

 rouuded and not prominent angles. Fore lobe a little shorter than the 

 hind lobe, which has two large black spots adjoining its fore border. 

 Scutellum red, ending in a horizontal spine. Pectus and under side of the 

 abdomen testaceous ; tip of the latter black. Connexivum bright red. 

 Coxa? and trochanters tawny. Femora with a tawny stripe ; fore femora 

 jncrassated ; middle femora slightly incrassated. Length of the body 

 7 lines. 



a. Celebes. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



Australia. 



A. Fore lobe of the prothorax a little shorter than the 



hind lobe. - debilis. 



B. Fore lobe rather shorter than the hind lobe. - - semifasciatus. 



Div. 4. 



Nicrus, Stal, A. 8. E. F. Ame Ser. iii. 41. 



65. Reduvius eumorphus. 



Nicrus eumorphus, Stal, A. S. E. F. Ame Sir. iii. 41. 



Moreton Bay. 



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