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sculptured and centrally sulcate ; scutellum centrally foveate, 

 its margins and apex strongly carinate. 



Long. 15 miliim. 



Ilab. Colombia: Cali {Rosenberg, Brit. Mus.). Trinidad 

 (Coll. Dist.). 



Summarized Disposition of Walker s Genera and Species 

 belonging to the Sub/am. Piratinae. 



Species considered valid and described under correct Genera. 



Pirates planus, Walk. Cat. Het. vii. p. 111. n. 52 (1873). 



dimidiatus, Walk. loc. cit. u. 54 (uec dimidiatus, p. 102. n. 23). 



— instabilis, Walk. loc. cit. p. 118. n. 74. 



turpis, Walk. loc. cit. p. 120. n. 78, 



concinnus, Walk. loc. cit. p. 124. n. 93. 



sobriiis, Walk. loc. cit. p. 128. n. 107. An immature form, sp. ? 



fulripennis, Walk. loc. cit. n. 108. 



eri/t/iroitielas, Walk. loc. cit. n. 109. 



(/laber, Walk. luc. cit. p. 129. n. 111. 



Species considered valid, but requiring (jeneyic revisioti, 



Lestomerus femoralis, Walk. Oat. Het. vii. p. 92. ii. 6 (1873), belongs to 

 gen. Pirates. 



Jlavipes, Walk. loc. cit. p. 93. n. 8, belongs to gen. Pirates. 



Pirates deymer, Walk. loc. ctt. p. 100. n. 20, belongs to gen. Melanolestcs. 



rujiventris, Walk. loc. cit. p. 107. n, 38, „ „ Rasahus. 



ceneus, Walk. loc. cit. p. 1U8. n. 39, „ „ ,, 



minusculus. Walk. loc. cit. n. 40, „ „ Leorjorrus. 



posticus, Walk. loc. cit. p. 115. n. 69, „ „ £ctomocoris. 



ntfifemur, Walk. loc. cit. p. 119. n. 76, ,, „ „ 



• inter ruptus, Walk. loc. cit. p. 124. n. 94, „ „ Velitra. 



Species treated as si/noni/mic. 



Lestomerus piceipennis, Walk. Cat. Het. vii. p. 92. n. 5 {l&73),= Pi)-ates 

 affinis, Serv. 



diffinis, Walk. loc. cit. n. 7, = Pirates affinis, var. 



Pirates semirufus, Walk. loc. cit. p. 99. n. l7,= Thymbreus crocinopterus, 



stai. 



me.cicanus. Walk. loc. cit. n. 18, = Pasahus f/iif tat ipcn/iis, Stal, 



concisus, Walk. loc. cit. p. 101. n. 22, = Pax(i/uis haitiatus, Fabr. 



morio, var., Walk. loc. cit. p. 104. n. 30, = Pasakus arcicjer, Stal. 



indecisus. Walk. loc. cit. n. '62,=Pasahus hamatus, Fabr, 



lepidus, Walk. loc. cit. p. 105. n. 'i'd, = Phorastes femoratus, DeGeer, 



bipilagiatus, Walk. loc. cit. p. 34:, = Pasakus maculipennis, Lep, & 



fcjerv. 



vittifer, Walk. loc. cit. p. 106. n. 3b, = Pasahusflavovittatus, Stal. 



nwyaspilus, Walk. loc. cit. n. 3i}, = Leo(/orrt(s jn'ctaratus, StSl. 



havtifer, AValk. loc. cit. p. 107. n. 37,= lia-^ahusalhonutcidaius, Mayr. 



sinensis, Walk. loc. cit, p. 114. n, Q'd, = Pirates atromacidatiis, Stal. 



adjunctus, Walk. loc. cit. n. (S7 ,=Ectomocoris cordiger, Stal. 



inscriptuSf Walk, loc, cit. p. 115. n, (58, = Pctomocoris elegans, Fabr. 



