HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 
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Abdomen red beneath except towards the tip, the black part occupying 
more space on each side than in the middle. Corium of the fore wings 
red ; membrane black, with a transverse white spot near the base. Length 
of the bodv 4 lines. 
Allied to L. inuotatus. 
a. New South Wales. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
139. LyGjEUS RUFICEPS. 
Mas et fcem. Rufus , rostro antennis prothorace pectore abdominis apice 
pedibusque nigris ; prothorax postice rufo bimaculatus ; corium 
fascia media nigra apud costam extus dilatala ; membrana nigra , 
maculis tribus margineque tenui alisque posticis albis. 
Male and female. Bright red. Rostrum, antennae, prothorax, pectus, 
tip of the abdomen and legs black. Rostrum extending to the bind coxae. 
Antennae about half the length of the body ; first joint sometimes red, about 
half the length of the head ; third and fourth about equal in length, each 
much shorter than the second. Prothorax with a large red spot on each 
side of the hind border. Corium of the fore wings with a black middle 
band, which is dilated on the outer side along the costa; membrane black, 
narrowly bordered with white, with a white spot in the disk and with two 
white spots adjoining the corium. Hind wings white. Length of the 
body 4 lines. 
The entirely red head of this species and the red spot on each side of 
the prothorax distinguish* it from L. mactans. 
a. Australia. From Mr. Darnel’s collection. 
b-f ? 
140. Lyg/eus singularis. 
Mas. Rufus, capite supra rostro antennis prothorace scutello abdominis 
apice pedibusque nigris ; rostrum segmentum 1 um ventrale attingens ; 
prothorax antice rufus ; venter gut t is quatuor subapicalibus nigris ; 
corium vitta coslali abbreviala nigra; membrana nigricans; alee 
postiae fusece. 
Male. Bright red. Head above, rostrum, antennas, prothorax except 
the fore part, scutellum, tip of the abdomen and legs black. Rostrum 
extending to the first ventral segment. Antennae more than half the 
longth of the body; first joint half the length of the head; third and 
fourth about equal in length, each much shorter than the second. Abdo- 
men beneath with two black dots beneath on each side near the tip. 
Corium of the fore wings with a black abbreviated costal stripe; membrane 
blackish. Hind wings brown. Length of the body 4 lines. 
It mav be a remarkable variety of L. ruficeps. 
a. Australia. From Mr. Darnel’s collection. 
