24 CATALOGUE OF 



2. Oncocephalus notatus. 



Oncocephalus notatus, Klug. Symb. Phyt. pi. 19, f. 1. Fieb. Eur. Hem. 

 152 — Red it vi us plumuornis, Germ. Ahr. Faun. Eur. 5, 24 — Oncoce- 

 phalus squalidus, H.-Sch Warn. Ins. viii. 93, pi. 280, f. 801, 862 — 

 Reduvius coinatus, Kol. Mel. Eat. vi. 39. 



Soulh Europe. 



3. Oncocephalus thoracicus. 

 tboracicus, Fieb. Eur. Hem. 152. 



Turkey. Syria. 



4. Oncocephalus subapterus. 

 subapterus, Garbiglietd, Bull. Soc. Ent. Ital. i. 196. 

 North Italy. 



West Indies and South America. 



5. Oncocephalus desiccatus. 



desiccatus, Serv. Hist. Hem. 387 — Nitornus desiccatus, Slal, Berl. Ent. 

 Zeit. x. 167. 



Cayenne. 



Var. ? Foem. Cinereo-fuscus, longi-pyriformis ; caput prothoracis lobo 

 antico longius ; prothorax bicarinatus, lobo anlico oblique suleato ; 

 sculellum apice compressum ; abdomen alia anticis multo latius, 

 sublux carinalum ; pedes longiusculi, sat graciles, femoribus anticis 

 incrassatit, tibiis qualuor anterioribus fulvis fusco bifasciatis, tibiis 

 anticis subarcualis. 



Female. Cinereous-brown, dull, elongate pear-shaped. Head rather 

 longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part full twice as 

 long as the post-ocular. First joint of the antenna; much shorter than the 

 ante-ocular head ; second a little longer than the ante-ocular head. Pro- 

 thorax with two ridges, which diverge on the hind lobe; angles rounded, 

 not prominent ; fore lobe rather longer than the hind lobe, with oblique 

 furrows on each side. Scutellum compressed at the tip. Abdomen 

 rounded, and extending much beyond the fore wings on each side, keeled 

 beneath. Legs rather long and slender; fore femora incrassatecl, serrated 

 beneath: four anterior tibia? tawny, with two brown bands; fore tibiie 

 slightly curved. Fore wings extending nearly to the tip of the abdomen. 

 Length of the body 8 — 10 lines. 



a — c. Fga. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



6. Oncocephalus vkntralis. 



Mas. Teslaceus, gracilis, poslice sublalcscens, subtus picco biviltatus ; 

 caput prothorace multo brcvius ; rostrum nigrum, bas.i Jlavo- 

 fascialum; antenna: capite it prothorace ad unum breviores ; pro- 

 thorax piceo univittatus ; pedes gracilis, femoribus anticis valdt 

 incrassalis subtus denlulis. 



