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CATALOGUE OF 
narrower in front, slightly rounded on each side, with a well-defined trans- 
verse furrow near the hind border. Legs tawny, long, slender; fore femora 
slightly incrassated, spinulose beneath. Fore wings piceous, coriaceous, 
extending to two-thirds of the length of the abdomen. Length of the body 
4£ lines. 
a. North America. From Mr. Children’s collection. 
Genus 38. ANISOCORIS. 
Mas. Corpus subfusiforme, vix convexum. Caput mediocre, pro- 
thorace brevius. Oculi prominuli. Rostrum segmenlum ventrale Sum 
attingens. Prothorax transversus; antice angustior; latera recta. Pedes 
graciles. Corii venae valde determinatae. 
Male. Body hardly convex, somewhat fusiform. Head moderately 
large, shorter than the prolhorax. Eyes prominent. Rostrum extending 
to the third ventral segment. Antennae slender, much more than half the 
length of the body; first joint much shorter than the head; second more 
than twice the length of the first; third almost as long as the second; 
fourth as long as the third. Prothorax transverse, narrower in front; sides 
straight. Legs slender, moderately long. Wings extending to the tip of 
the abdomen. Corium of the fore wings with strongly-marked veins. 
1. Anisocoris punctifer. 
Mas. Flavus, nigro punc talus ; caput nigrum; oculi ruji ; prothorax 
transverse subsulcutus, earinula lateribusque subrejlexis rujis ; pedes 
nigri ; membrana cinerea. 
Male. Yellow. Head, rostrum and antennae black. Eyes red. 
Thorax, pectus, abdomen beneath and corium with numerous minute black 
points. Prothorax with a slight transverse furrow near the fore border, 
with slightly reflexed red sides and with a slight red keel. Legs black. 
Membrane of the fore wings cinereous. Length of the body 3f lines. 
a. Columbia. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
b. Venezuela. From Mr. Birschell’s collection. 
Fam. 2. ANTHOCORIDiE, C. H. 587. 
Antliocoridae and Ceratocombidae, Fieb. Hem. 135, 142. Dougl. and Scott 
(Anthocorina) — Anthocorida, Stal, Hem. Afr. iii. 23. 
There is a transition from this family to the Nudirostri, through the 
Acanthidae. 
A. Fore wings with an embolium. Anthocorida. 
a. Areolet-hooks distinct. 
* Protborax with a rim in front. 
f Antennae and tarsi stout. - - - 15. Pachytarsus. 
ft Antennae and tarsi slender. 
f Neck-ring not prominent. - - - 3. Tetraphleps. 
ff Neck-ring prominent. 
§ Rostrum long. - 
2. Temnostethus. 
