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CATALOGUE OF 
11. Dysdercus Jamaicensis. 
Mas. Rufus , rostro antennis pedibus membranaque nigris ; rostrum bnsi 
rufum , segmentum 1 um venlrale atlingens ; antennce corpore multo 
breviores, articulo lo basi rufo ; pectus nigro quadrimaculatum ; 
femora rufa ; corium nigro bimaculalum et uniguttatum. 
Male. Red. Eyes, rostrum, antennae, legs and membrane black. 
Rostrum red towards the base, extending to the hind border of the first 
ventral segment. Antennae much shorter than the body ; first joint red at 
the base, longer than the head ; second very much shorter than the first; 
third very much shorter than the second ; fourth as long as the first. Pro- 
thorax with a strongly-marked transverse furrow near the fore border and 
with reflexed sides. Propeclus with a transverse black streak, mesopectus 
and tnetapectus with a black spot on each side. Femora red; fore femora 
spinulose beneath near the tips. Corium with a black spot on the inner 
border near the base, with a large black spot which extends from the middle 
of the costa nearly to the interior border, and with a black apical dot. 
Length of the body 5 — 6 lines. 
a. Jamaica. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
c, d. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse’s collection. 
This and the following species are distinguished from D. sanguinarius 
by the shorter rostrum. 
12. Dysdercus fervens. 
Mas. Ochraceus , fusiformis ; rostrum apicem versus nigrum ; segmenti 
li ventralis marginem poslicum atlingens ; antennce nigrce, basi rufce, 
corpore multo briviores ; tibice larsique nigra ; corium nigro uni- 
guttatum ; membrana nigra , albo marginata. 
Male. Bright scarlet, fusiform, very finely punctured. Head elongate- 
triangular. Eyes black, slightly prominent. Rostrum black towards the 
tip, extending to the hind border of the first ventral segment. Antennae 
black, much shorter than the body; first joint red towards the base, longer 
than the head; second shorter than the first; third much shorter than the 
second; fourth a little longer than the first. Prothorax with a transverse 
callus between the fore border and the well-defined transverse furrow. 
Tibiae and tarsi black ; fore femora beneath with a subapical spine. Corium 
with a black dot in the disk beyond the middle; membrane black, with a 
narrow white border. Length of the body 5 lines. 
a, b. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection. 
South America. 
A. Rostrum not longer than the body. 
a. Corium pale. 
* Prothorax not black in front, 
f Corium with no defined black spot, 
ft Corium with a defined black spot. 
** Prothorax black in front. 
b. Corium black. - 
B. Rostrum longer than the body. 
ruficollis. 
bimaculatus. 
Peruvianus. 
ruficeps. 
longiroslris. 
