HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 
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Male. Ferruginous, piceous beneath. Eyes slightly prominent. 
Hostrum extending to a little beyond the fore coxae ; tip black ; joints 
nearly equal in length. Antennae setulose, black, more than half the 
length of the body; joints from the first to the third successively decreasing 
in length ; fourth piceous, longer than the third, shorter than the second. 
Prothorax scabrous ; transverse ridge near the hind border distinct ; hind 
angles very broad, much rounded, slightly prominent. Abdomen with pale 
yellow marginal spots, extending a little beyond the costa of the fore 
wings. Four anterior femora beneath with a few minute teeth and with a 
subapical spine. Hind femora incrassated, shorter than the abdomen, ’with 
five or six rows of spines. Hind tibiae slightly curved, as long as the hind 
femora, with a long stout spine beneath before the middle and with a row 
of teeth between the spine and the tip. Fore wings with a brown mem- 
brane. Female . — Fourth joint of the antennae red. Hind femora rather 
stout, with two rows of spines beneath. Hind tibiae straight, slender, 
unarmed. Length of the body 8^ — 9 lines. 
a. Mexico. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
b. Oajaca. From M. Salle’s collection. 
f. Tejuca. Presented by E. Bennett, Esq. 
18. ArCHIMERUS GUTTtVENTRIS. 
Mas. Piceus, gracilis; antennce nigrcp, articulo 4o obscure rufo; pro- 
thorax subtililer seaber, lateribus crenulatis, angulis posticis rotun- 
dntis non dilataiis ; venter maculis luleis guadrivitlatus ; femora 
postica crassa, luteo tuberculata ; tibice posticce sublus unispinosce 
apices versus denlatce ; alee anticce costa basi leslacea. 
Male. Piceous, slender, black beneath. Eyes prominent. Rostrum 
extending a little beyond the fore coxae ; third joint shorter than the second 
and than the fourth. Antennae black, a little more than half the length of the 
body; joints from the first to the third successively decreasing in length; 
fourth dark red, as long as the second. Prothorax finely scabrous, with an 
indistinct longitudinal furrow and with a distinct transverse ridge near the 
hind border; sides straight, slightly crenulated ; hind angles rounded, not 
prominent. Abdomen beneath with two rows of luteous dots in the disk and 
with a row of luteous spots along each side. Four anterior femora beneath 
with a minute subapical spine. Hind femora much incrassated, somewhat 
shorter than the abdomen, with a few luteous tubercles on the outer side. 
Hind tibiae as long as the hind femora, armed with a stout spine beneath 
at two-thirds of the length, dentate from thence to the tips. Costa of the 
fore wings testaceous for oue-third of the length from the base. Length of 
the body 9 lines. 
a. Oajaca. From M. Salle’s collection. 
19. Archimerus maculifer. 
Mas. Ferrugineus, gracilis ; antennee corporis dimidio cequilongeB ; pro- 
thorax seaber, luteo unimaculatus, piceo lalissime unifasciatus, 
lateribus subretusis, angulis posticis subaculis sat prominulis, margine 
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