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CATALOGUE OF 
slightly incrassated, spinulose beneath. Wings extending to the tip of the 
abdomen. Corium of the fore wings dark brown, with three testaceous 
spots, one near the base, the other two near the exterior border ; a testaceous 
line, which extends from the disk to the exterior border, between the second 
and third spots; membrane cinereous, partly clouded with pale brown. 
Length of the body 31 lines. 
a. Sula. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
171. Rhyparochromus obscuuipes. 
Niger, longiusculus, sat angustus ; rostrum coxas intermedias attingens ; 
antennae corpore breviores, articulis 2 o 3 o Aoque basi fulvis ; prothorax 
transverse sulcatus, leslaceo unifasciatus, lateribus rejlexis testaceis ; 
pedes longi, femoribus basi genubusque fulvis ; corium obscure 
fuscum, albido unimaculatum , costa lestacea. 
Black, rather long and narrow. Head triangular. Eyes piceous, 
slightly prominent. Rostrum extending to the middle coxae. Antennae 
slender, rather shorter than the body; first joint rather shorter than the 
head; second, third and fourth long, tawny towards the base, nearly equal 
in length. Prothorax rather long, narrower in front, with testaceous and 
elevated sides, with a transverse furrow, and with an excavated testaceous 
band occupying the space between the furrow and the hind border. Legs 
long, slender ; femora towards the base and knees tawny. Wings extending 
to the tip of the abdomen. Corium of the fore wings dark brown, 
irregularly testaceous along the costa, with a whitish oblique elongated 
subapical spot; membrane black. Length of the body 3* lines. 
a. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
172. Rhyparochromus repressus. 
Mas. Niger , gracilis, fere linearis ; rostrum coxas intermedias attingens ; 
antenna; corporis dimidio longiores ; prothorax sulco transverso 
postico valde deter minato ; pedes flavi, femoribus quatuor posterioribus 
libiisque apice nigris, femoribus anlicis nigris incrassatis ; corium 
nigro-fuscum, testaceo bistrigatum, flavo trimaculatum ; membrana 
cinerea. 
Male. Black, slender, convex, nearly linear. Head elongate-trian- 
gular. Eyes slightly prominent. Rostrum extending to the middle coxae. 
Antennae slender, more than half the length of the body; second joint more 
than twice the length of the first; third shorter than the second ; fourth as 
long as the second. Prothorax elongate, narrow in front of the strongly- 
marked transverse furrow, which is behind the middle. Legs yellow, 
slender, moderately long; four posterior femora black towards the tips; 
fore femora black, incrassated ; tibiae with black tips. Wings extending 
to the tip of the abdomen. Corium of the fore wings blackish brown, with 
two testaceous streaks, one costal, the other subcostal ; an exterior oblique 
band composed of three pale yellow spots ; membrane cinereous. Length 
of the body 2| lines. 
a. Celebes. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
