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CATALOGUE OF 
180 . Rhyparochromus coleopteroides. 
Niger , elliptieus, nitens ; caput brevissimum; antennce lutece , corporis 
dimidio non longiores, articulo 4 o nigro ; prothorax transverse 
subsulcatus , lateribus posticis albidis ; pedes fulvi, breviusculi, femori- 
bus nigris. 
Black, elliptical, shining, convex. Head very short. Eyes not pro- 
minent. Antennae luteous, slender, about half the length of the body ; first 
joint short; second much longer than the third ; fourth black, longer than 
the third. Prothorax smooth, a little narrower in front, finely punctured 
and with whitish sides between the hind border and a slight transverse 
furrow. Legs tawny, slender, rather short; femora black; fore femora 
incrassated. Wings extending nearly to the tip of the abdomen. Corium 
of the fore wings finely punctured. Length of the body lj — line. 
Group ofR. Rolandri. 
a, b. Ceram. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
181 . Rhyparochromus cincticornis. 
Mas et fcem. Niger, convexus, fere linearis ; caput sat longum ; antennce 
teslacece , gracillimce , corpore breviores, articulis lo 2 o Soque apice 
nigris, 4o nigro basi albo; prothorax sulco transverso valde deler- 
minalo, postice latior subgibbosus ; scutellum albido marginatum; 
pedes longi, graciles, femoribus tarsisque basi albis , femoribus anticis 
incrassatis subtus denticulatis ; corium albo slrigalum bimaculatum 
et uniguttatum ; membrana fusca. 
Male and female. Black, convex, narrow, nearly linear. Head 
elongate, broader than the fore part of the prothorax, narrower in front. 
Eyes not prominent. Rostrum extending nearly to the middle coxae. 
Antenna) testaceous, very slender, rather shorter than' the body; first, 
second and third joints black towards the tips ; first a little shorter than the 
head; second very much longer than the first; third a little shorter than 
the second ; fourth black, white towards the base, as long as the third. 
Protliorax broader and slightly gibbous between the hind border and the 
very strongly-marked transverse furrow. Scutellum bordered with whitish. 
Legs long, slender; femora and tarsi white towards the base; fore femora 
incrassated, denticulate beneath. Wings extending to the tip of the 
abdomen. Corium of the fore wings with two white angular costal spots ; 
first near the base, accompanied by some white streaks; second near the 
tip; a white dot near the second spot and near the interior border; 
membrane brown. Length of the body 4 lines. 
It may be considered as the type of a new group. 
a, b. Batchian. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
182 . Rhyparochromus strictus. 
Mas. Niger, gracilis, linearis; caput brevissimum; rostrum coxas 
intermedias allingens ; antennce basi flavee, corporis dimidio longiores ; 
