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CATALOGUE OF 
63. Lyg^us obsoletus. 
obsoletus, Stal , Rio Jan. Hem. 38. 
Rio Janeiro. 
64. Lyg^us luctuosus. 
luctuosus, Stal , Berl. Ent. Zeit. x. 162. 
N. Brazil. 
65. Lyg.eus coxalis. 
coxalis, Stal, Rio Jan. Hem. 38. 
Var. ? Foem. Niger , longi-ellipticus ; caput rufescente bimaculatum, 
sublus album ; rostrum fulvum, coxas intermedias attingens ; 
antennae corporis dimidio paullo longiores ; prothorax cinereo 
unilineatus, rufo biviltatus ; femora basi alba; corium rufo unino- 
tatum ; membrana atra, apice alba. 
Female. Black, elongate-elliptical. Head short, triangular; white 
beneath, a reddish spot on each side adjoining the eye. Eyes slightly pro- 
minent. Rostrum tawny, extending to the middle coxae. Antennae a little 
more than half the length of the body ; first joint much shorter than the 
head ; second about twice the length of the first ; third shorter than the 
second ; fourth as long as the second. Prothorax and scutellum with a 
cinereous line. Prothorax short, narrower in front; a transverse furrow 
near the fore border ; a broad red stripe on each side, not extending to the 
fore border. Legs slender; femora white towards the base. Corium of the 
fore wings with a small red mark at the base of the costa ; membrane deep 
black, white at the tip. Length of the body 3f lines. 
a. Petropolis. Presented by J. Gray, Esq. 
66. Lygaeus circumseptus. 
circumseptus, Stal, Berl. Ent. Zeit. x. 162. 
Columbia. 
67. LyG*US CINCT1PF.NNIS. 
cinctipennis, Stal, Rio Jan. Hem. 38. 
Rio Janeiro. 
68. Lygadus maurus. 
maurus, Stal, Rio Jan. Hem. 38. 
Var.? Mas. et fcein. Niger, laliusculus, fere linearis , testaceo uniline- 
atus ; caput flavescens , subtus album ; rostrum coxas posticus paullo 
super ans ; antennae corporis dimidio longiores, articulus 2 o 3 o Aoque 
basiflavo-albis ; prothorax transverse subsulcatus ; femora basi Jlavo- 
alba ; corii costa testaceo lineata ; membrana atra, apice diaphana. 
