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CATALOGUE OF 
48. Lyga:u8 quadriguttatus, C. H. 539. 
a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson’s collection. 
b , c. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection. 
d, e. St. Domingo. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
49. Lyg.eus collaris, C. H. 549. 
a — c. Jamaica. From Mr. Children’s collection. 
50. Lyg.eus pulchellus, C. H. 549. 
o, b. Jamaica. From Mr. Children’s collection. 
c. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse’s collection. 
d. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection. 
51. Lygaeus antic ns. 
Mas et fcem. Rufus , capitis el prothor icis discis nonnunquam rostro 
antennis pedibus alisque nigris ; rostrum segmentum 1 um ventrale 
atlingens ; antenna: corporis dimidio longiores ; scutellum nonnun- 
quam nigrum ; pectus nonnunquam ex parte nigricans ; coxce rufce. 
Male and female. Bright red. Disk of the head and that of the pro- 
thorax occasionally black. Head rather large, with an ocellus on each 
side near the hind border and with two longitudinal furrows on the front. 
Eyes slightly prominent. Rostrum black, extending to the first ventral 
segment. Antennae black, much more than half the length of the body; 
third joint a little shorter than the second ; fourth as long as the second. 
Prothorax with a slight middle longitudinal keel ; hind border straight. 
Scutellum occasionally black. Pectus partly and occasionally blackish. 
Legs black, slender ; coxce red. Fore wings black. Length of the body 
3J — 5 lines. 
o, b. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection. 
c — n. St. Thomas. Presented by Lieut. T. W. Sawyer, R.N.R. “ A great 
pest in the island ; its attack on individuals produces great pain, 
frequently producing fever.” — Sawyer , MS. 
52. Lyg^eus turcicus, C. H. 540. 
a, b. Columbia. From M. Goudot’s collection. 
53. Lyg^.us variegatus, C. H. 539. 
a. Para. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
54. LygjEus xanthostaurus, C. H. 550. 
a. Brazil. From Mr. Children’s collection. 
b, c. Brazil. 
d. Cayenne. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
