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cJ. Body length, 130-14-0 mm., width, 2-0-21 mm. Head length, 1-8-1-9 mm., width, 

 1-3-1-4 mm. Antennae, segment I, 3-0-3-1 mm., II, 2-2-2-3 rnm., Ill, 2-3 mm., IV, 3-3 mm. 

 Rostrum, segment I, 13 mm., II, 1-4 mm., Ill, 07 mm., IV, o-8 mm. Pronotum, length, 

 2-2-2-4 mm., width, 20-21 mm. Hind femora, 5-9-6-0 mm. Hind tibia, 6-1-6-3 rnm. 

 Distance between ocelli, 0-4 mm., distance between an ocellus and an eye, o-66 mm. 



Body pale, comparatively slim. Head slightly tapering behind occipital suture, at least a 

 third as long again as broad, pale with a brownish tinge ; occipital suture medially concave, 

 arms bending forward ; paraclypeae short, about one-third of head ; uniformly thin and 

 pointed at apices. Antennae with underside of basal segment, three-quarters of second and 

 third and basal portions of apical segments pale. Rostrum comparatively long, at least 

 extending slightly beyond apices of second coxae. Lateral black line faint, extending from 

 genae on to anterior third of propleuron. Pronotal disc pale, tinged with light brown, black 

 spots on posterior angles faint. Legs pale, apices of femur and tibia tinged with light brown. 

 Hemielytra brownish black. Abdomen with dorsum, excluding connexiva, red, venter pale 

 ochraceous. Posterior margin of seventh abdominal tergum truncate ; pygophore rounded 

 with sides curved near apex, posterior margin truncate. 



c? genitalia : Claspers strongly curved in middle and at apices, acutely pointed ; dorsal 

 thecal appendages absent, ventral pair long thicker in middle and truncated at apices ; four 

 left lateral conjunctival appendages as in Text-fig. 87 ; frontal appendages paired, longest of 

 all, strongly inwardly curved and acutely pointed at apices, four right lateral conjunctival 

 appendages as in Text-fig. 87 ; dorsal appendages as in Text-fig. 87. 



No $ available for study. 



Holotype <$, Ecuador : Puna, Riksmus. Stockholm. 



Paratypes, 1 £, with same data as holotype. Riksmus. Stockholm; Venezuela: 

 Dapure San Fernada de Apure, Mayeul, 1 <$, 1923, Mus. Hist. nat. Paris. 



05 mm. 



Figs. 85-87. Stenocoris americana, <$. 85, terminalia, dorsal view ; 86, claspers, 

 inner and outer views ; 87, aedeagus (inflated), ventral view. 



