HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 
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27. Dindymus reduvioides. 
Mas et fcBin. Niger, fusiformis ; rostrum coxas posticas atiingens ; 
antennce corpore mullo breviores, arliculo 4o luleo apice nigro ; 
metapectus albo marginatum; abdominis dorsum rufum ; venter 
Tufo marginatus ; corium rufum, basi nigrum; membrana basi 
cinerea. 
3Iale and female. Black, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head elongate. 
Hyes piceous, not prominent, remote from the prothorax. Kostrum extend- 
ing to the hind coxae. Antennae much shorter than the body ; first joint 
much longer than the head; second very much shorter than the first; 
third shorter than the second ; fourth luteous, black at the tip, longer than 
the second. Prothorax with a strongly-marked transverse furrow at some- 
what before the middle ; hind part thinly punctured ; sides reflexed. 
Metapectus bordered with white. Abdomen red above and along each side 
and at the lip beneath. Legs slender; fore femora beneath with two very 
minute subapical spines. Corium of the fore wings bright red, black 
towards the base; membrane cinereous at the base. Length of the bodv 
7i~10 lines. ^ ^ 
a — c. Celebes. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
d. Celebes. From Madame Ida Pfeiffer’s collection. 
e, Celebes. From Mr. Wallace’s collection. 
28. Dindymus intermedius. 
Mas. Niger, fusiformis ; caput cyaneo-nigrum ; rostrum apicem versus 
rufum , coxas posticas atiingens ; antenncB corpore breviores, arliculo 
4o luteo apicem versus nigro ; pectus et abdomen lulea, hujus disco 
postico nigro; pedes lulei, femoribus tibiisque posticis nigris ; corium 
luteurn. 
Male. Black, fusiform. Head triangular, bluish black, smooth, 
shining. Eyes piceous, slightly prominent. Kostrum red towards the tip, 
extending to the hind coxae. Antennae rather shorter than the body ; first 
joint much longer than the head ; second much shorter than the first ; 
third rather shorter than the second; fourth luteous, black towards the tip* 
nearly as long as the first. Prothorax velvety, with a slight transverse 
furrow near the hind border. Pectus and abdomen luteous ; hind part of the 
disk of the latter black. Legs luteous; hind femora and hind tibiae black 
the former luteous towards the base. Fore wings abbreviated; corium’ 
luteous. Length of the body lines. 
a. Mysol. From Mr. Wallace’s collection. 
29. Dindymus varies. 
Mas et fcem. Lcete rufus, capile rostro antennis prothorace antice pedi- 
busque nigris; rostrum segrnenti li ventralis marginem posticum 
atiingens ; antennce corpore breviores, arliculo 4o albo apicem versus 
nigro ; sctilellum basi nigrum ; pectus album, nigro trifasciaturn ; 
venter pallide teslaceus ; membrana lurida. Var. /3. — Membrana 
apicem versus nigra. Var. y. — Membrana nigra. Var. S.—Scutellum 
nigrum. Var. 6. — Corium apud marginem inleriorem nigrum. 
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