HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 
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Male. Black, fusiform, shining, very finely punctured. Head elon- 
gate triangular; middle lobe slightly prominent. Eyes very prominent. 
Bostium extending a little beyond the fore border of the secoifd ventral 
segment. Antennae somewhat shorter than the body ; first joint white at 
the base, a little shorter than the head ; second a little shorter than the 
first; third rather shorter than the second; fourth longer than the first, 
sometimes white for full half the length from the base. Prothorax narrower 
in front, with a well-defined transverse middle furrow, narrowly bordered 
in front and on each side, and more broadly bordered behind with white, 
which hue on the hind border and on the adjoining part of each side is 
more or less tinged with luteous. Abdomen beneath narrowly bordered 
with whitish along each side and behind; underside with a broad and 
sometimes much abbreviated luteous stripe ; hind border of the apical 
segment red. Four posterior femora white towards the base ; fore femora 
slightly incrassated, with two teeth beneath near the tips. Middle tibiae 
brown, sometimes whitish ; fore tibiae whitish. Tarsi brown ; first joint 
whitish except at the tip. Corium with a whitish line, which extends 
from the base nearly to a white band near the tip. Membrane blackish. 
Length of the body 4 — 5 lines. 
a. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
h. New Guinea. From Mr. Wallace’s collection. 
18. Ectatops coloratos. 
Mas. Niger, subfusiformis, cinereo suhtomentosus ; rostrum segmenti 2i 
venlralis marginem posticum attingens; antenna; corpore sat breviores, 
arf.iculis 2o 3o 4oque basi albis, 3o subclavato ; prothorax margine 
lateribusque anticis spatioque postico luteis y scutellum apice luteum ; 
corium luteo submar ginaturn, apice album; membrana atra. 
Male. Black, subfusiform, with slight cinereous tomentum. Head 
triangular. Eyes very prominent, slightly ascending. Rostrum extending 
to the hind border ot the second ventral segment. Antennae somewhat 
shorter than the body; first joint a little longer than the head; second 
and third white at the base ; second shorter than the first; third subclavate, 
shorter than the second; fourth white towards the base, a little longer than 
the third. Prothorax luteous and largely punctured between the hind 
border and a slight transverse furrow, which is rather before the middle; 
fore border and sides of the fore part very narrowly luteous. Scutellum 
luteous at the tip. Fore femora slightly incrassated, with two minute 
subapical teeth beneath; knees luteous. Corium of the fore wings luteous 
towards the base, white towards the tip, luteous also along the middle part 
of the costa and of the interior border; membrane deep black. Length of 
the body 6 lines. 
a. Ceram. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
19. Ectatops ruficosta. 
Mas. Niger, fusiformis ; rostrum segmenti 1 i ventralis marginem posticum 
attingens; antenna gracillimcE, corpore breviores, artietdo Ao basi 
