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length, each considerably longer than first; antenniferous 

 tubercles distinctly spined ; prouotum twice as broad at base 

 as long, the anterior angles shortly spinous, lateral angles 

 subpromiuent and subacute, lateral margins moderately 

 sinuate, anterior and posterior margins truncate ; scutellum 

 as long as head and prouotum together, the apex subangu- 

 larly rounded ; corium with the inner apical margin rouuded, 

 membrane with the veins simple, not anastomosed; con- 

 nexivum exposed from basal half of corium, the segmental 

 angles moderately distinct ; rostrum reaching the middle of 

 abdomen, first joint about reaching the middle of prosternum, 

 second joint extending to intermediate coxse, third joint 

 passing posterior coxae; basal half of abdomen broadly, 

 obsoletely, centrally, longitudinally sulcate ; meso- and meta- 

 sterna centrally, longitudinally, finely carinate ; abdomen 

 beneath moderately convex. 



Type, P. termiiudls, Walk. 



Allied to Lincus, Stal, from which it differs by the broader 

 and truncate anterior margin of the pronotura and by the 

 short anterior angles of same ; from Fhereclus, Stal, it is to 

 be distinguished by the different structure of the antennae 

 &c. ; from Ochlerus it is separated by the length of the 

 lateral lobes of the head. 



Paralinciis terminalis. 

 Ochlerus terminalis, Walk. Cat. Ket. i. p. 195 (1867). 



Hab. Amazons. 



Walker writes 'lateral lobes not extending beyond the 

 middle one," but this is incorrect ; the sanguineous spot to 

 the corium is very distinct ; prouotum and scutellum rugu- 

 iose ; corium thickly finely punctate. 



Genus Phereclus. 

 Pheredus, StSl, Stett. eut. Zeit. xxiii. p. 98 (1862). 

 Type, P. pluto, Stal. 



Phereclus antennatus, sp. n. 



Black or piceous, antennae with the fourth and fifth joints 

 ochraceous, base of fourth and apex of fifth narrowly black ; 

 head with the lateral margins reflexed, the lateral lobes not 

 meeting beyond the central lobe; first joint of antennge 

 slightly passing the apex of head, second a little shorter than 

 first, third about two and a half times as long as second. 



