CONORHINUS OCCULATA 495 



This species is found in Arizona ; Tugson. Texas ; Weid- Brownsville 

 (Los Borregos). The immature stages were found by Schwartz in 

 the nest of the rat, Neotoma albigula ; all were replete with blood, 

 presumably that of the rat. 



Conorhinus brasiliensis, Neiva. Head, proboscis and antennae dark 

 brown. Pronotum dark brow^n with two light stripes beginning in the 

 centre and diverging posteriorly ; sides and posterior angles light. 

 Scutellum dark, ending in a blunt point. Corium brown and dotted 

 with black ; membrane brown. Connexivum with yellow spots sepa- 

 rated by dark stripes. Legs dark brown with three yellow rings, two 

 on the femora and the third at the apex of the tibia. 



This species resembles Conorhinus infestans, Klug, (Vinchucha) the 

 Pampas bug of Darwin, of which no description is available ; it can be 

 distinguished from it by the fact that the latter has two yellow rings 

 at the base of the femora. C. immaculata, Erichson, another very 

 similar species, has uniformly coloured legs. 



C. brasiliensis is commonly known as the ' bicudo ' in Caico, Rio 

 Grande do Norte, where it is found ; it is said to enter houses and 

 to rest in cracks in the walls, coming out at night to suck blood. Its 

 bite is said to be painful and to produce large subcutaneous swellings. 



Conorhinus flavida, Neiva. Head black, spotted with yellow; pro- 

 boscis and antennae yellow. Pronotum black with yellowish spots 

 and a well marked tubercle on the posterior border. Scutellum dark 

 with a light apex. Corium yellow with sparsely scattered yellow spots ; 

 membrane yellow. Connexivum yellow with dark spots reaching to 

 the margin. Ventral surface of abdomen dark brown. Fore and mid 

 femora armed with spines. Length 24 mm. ; breadth 8 mm. From 

 Cuba. Its habits and early stages are unknown. 



Conorhinus heidemanni, Neiva. Head, proboscis and antennae dark 

 brown. Pronotum lobed, brown with three well marked black stripes 

 down the centre. Scutellum black with the apex brown. Corium brown 

 with a large black spot, and in some specimens a yellow one in addition. 

 Connexivum black with red stripes. Ventral surface of abdomen brown ; 

 legs dark brown, tarsi light brown. Length 18 to 22mm.; breadth 

 7 to 8 mm. From Belfrage, Texas ; Illinios ; Pennsylvania ; Tenesse. 



This species is said to enter houses ; one specimen was caught in 

 the act of biting a child on the lip. 



Conorhinus occulata, Neiva. Head, proboscis and antennae brown. 

 Pronotum, anterior portion black and with tubercles, posterior portion 

 brown. Scutellum dark with light apex. Corium with base and 



