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ocular part much shorter than the post-ocular. Rostrum and antennae 

 luteous. Fore lobe of the prothorax ferruginous, very much shorter than 

 the hind lobe, with three tubercles on each side, the hind pair very much 

 higher than the others. Hind lobe very finely punctured, with three 

 tubercles on each side. Scutellum with a high erect tubercle, as long as 

 those on the fore lobe. Abdomen ferruginous, partly blackish in the disk 

 above; connexivum slightly dilated, rounded, elevated. Femora black; 

 tibia? and tarsi piceous, the former towards the base and coxae testaceous. 

 Corium testaceous, with a large piceous patch adjoining the outer border. 

 Membrane and hind wings whitish. Length of the body 9 lines. 



a. Richmond River, Australia. From Mr. Leycerter's collection. 



10. PfUSTHESANCUS LUTEICOLLIS. 



Fcem. Piceus, cinereo lomentosus ; rostrum luleum, apice piceum ; 

 antennae lulece, apices versus picece ; prothoracis lobus anticus 

 duodecim tuberculalus ; lobus posticus sex tuberculatus ; scutelli 

 spina sal longa, apice rolundata ; venter nonnunquam ferrugineus ; 

 pedes lutei ; corium basi pallide Jlavescens ; membrana pallide 

 cinerca. 



Female. Piceous, very elongate-subpyriform, with cinereous tomentum. 

 Head much shorter than the prothorax ; ante-ocular part much shorter 

 than the post-ocular. Rostrum luteous, piceous at the tip ; first joint 

 much shorter than the second. Antennas luteous, piceous towards the 

 tips. Fore lobe of the prothorax very much shorter thau the hind lobe, 

 with three tubercles on each side of the disk, two near the fore border, two 

 in the middle, and two much higher than the others and near the hind 

 border. Hind lobe with three rounded prominent tubercles on each side. 

 Scutellum with an erect rounded moderately long spine; tip obliquely 

 ascending. Abdomen sometimes ferruginous beneath. Connexivum 

 rounded and much dilated. Legs luteous. Corium pale yellowish towards 

 the base. Membrane pale cinereous. Length of the body 1 1 lines. 



a, b. Moreton Bay. Presented by — Gibbons, Esq. 



Genus 7. HELONOTUS. 

 Helonotus, Serv. Hist. Hem. 361. 



1. Helonotus tuberculatus. 



Reduvius tuberculatus, Guir. Voy. aut. du Hfonde 179. Alias, pi. 12, f. 

 17 — Helonotus tuberculalus, Serv. Hist. Hem. 362. 



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



c. New Guinea. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



d. Mysol. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



e. Wagiou. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 /. Australia. From Mr. Macgillivray's collection. 



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