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CATALOGUE OF 
side. Legs rather short; fore femora incrassated, with a spine beneath 
near the tips; hind tibiae with a broad white band. Wings extending a 
little beyond the abdomen ; corium of the fore wings white at the base and 
along the outer border; membrane blackish. Length of the body 2£ lines. 
a, b. Cape. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
South Asia. 
16. Anthocokis proximus. 
Mas. Niger, fere fusiformis ; caput longiusculion, subcompressum , 
antice truncation ; rostrum abdomen attingens ; antennae corporis 
dimidio paullo breviores ; prothorax sulco postico bene delerminato ; 
segmenla pectoralia atbo marginala ; femora antica incrassata ; tibiae 
posticce albo late fasciatce ; corium basi margineque exteriore albis ; 
membrana albida. 
Male. Black, slender, nearly fusiform, very finely punctured. Head 
elongate, slightly compressed and' truncated in front. Eyes small, slightly 
prominent. Rostrum extending to the abdomen. Antennae a little less 
than half the length of the body ; second joint more than twice the length 
of the first, less than twice the length of the third. Prothorax narrower in 
front, with a well-defined transverse furrow near the hind border. Pectoral 
segments bordered with white. Legs rather short; fore femora incrassated ; 
hind tibiae with a broad white band. Wings extending to the tip of the 
abdomen; corium w-hile at the base and along the exterior border; 
membrane whitish. Length of the body 2£ lines. 
It has much resemblance to A. semicruciatus ; the shape of the head 
is different. 
a. Hindostan. Presented by Major Parry. 
17. Anthocoris pubescens. 
Foem. Niger, longi-ovalis, pubescens; caput prothorace rnulto brevius ; 
rostrum abdominis dimidium fere attingens; antennae corporis 
dimidio aequilongae, articulo 3 o basi albo ; prothorax sulculo transverso 
medio ; femora antica incrassata ; corium basi gutlaque costali 
subapicali albis; membrana diaphana, gutta apicali nigricanle. 
Female. Black, elongate-oval, shining beneath. Head above and 
prothorax dull, pubescent. Head much shorter than the prothorax. Eyes 
not prominent. Rostrum extending to one-third of the length of the abdo- 
men. Antennae about half the length of the body; second joint about 
twice the length of the first; third white towards the base, shorter than the 
second; fourth shorter than the third. Prothorax with a slight transverse 
middle furrow. Fore femora incrassated. Wings extending beyond the 
tip of the abdomen ; corium of the fore wings white at the base and with a 
white subapical costal dot; membrane pellucid, with a blackish apical dot. 
Length of the body 1^ line. 
a. Celebes. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
