HEMIPTEEA HETEEOPTERA. 
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Male. Ferruginous. Eyes prominent. Eostrum extending a little 
beyond the fore coxce ; fourth joint longer than the others; tip black. 
Antennae red, much shorter than the body ; second joint much shorter than 
the first; third longer than the second, shorter than the first; fourth 
luteous, much longer than the first. Prothorax scabrous ; two irregular 
transverse smooth ridges near the fore border; a slight transverse ridge 
near the hind border ; three indistinct piceous stripes, which are abbreviated 
ill front; sides straight; hind angles rounded, not prominent. Four 
anterior femora unarmed. Hind femora incrassated, much shorter than 
the abdomen, with some black tubercles, dentate towards the tips beneath, 
where there are a few stout black spines of various size. Hind tibiae 
slightly curved and dilated, much shorter than the hind femora, with a very 
broad testaceous band beyond the middle. Fore wings blackish; veins 
lawny ; membrane aeneous-brown. Length of the body 8 — 10 lines. 
a. Ega. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
fc, e. Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
6. Hirilcus collaris. 
Mas. Fulvus ; anlennce corporis dimidio paullo longiores ; prothorax 
suhtiliter scaber, angulis posticis acutis sat prominulis ; scutellum 
testaceum; pectus piceum, luteo oblique bistrigatum ; abdominis 
dorsum nigrum, testaceo bimaculatum et bivittatum, rufo apicem 
versus unistrigatum; venter callis testaceis biseriatim notatum ; femora 
postica subtus apices versus serrata ; tibiae posticce rufce,arcuat(£, basi 
nigrce. 
Male. Tawny. Middle lobe of the head very prominent. Eyes 
prominent. Eostrum extending to the fore coxae. Antennae a little more 
than half the length of the body ; joints from the first to the third 
successively decreasing in length; fourth longer than the first. Prothorax 
finely scabrous; hind angles acute, rather prominent. Scutellum testa- 
ceous. Pectus piceous, with an oblique luteous streak on each side. 
Dorsum of the abdomen black, with two pale testaceous spots and with two 
pale testaceous lateral stripes, which are interrupted towards the tip and do 
not extend to it; a red streak near the tip; under side with two rows of 
pale testaceous longitudinally elongated calli. Hind femora incrassated, 
much shorter than the abdomen, minutely serrated beneath beyond the 
middle, whitish beneath at the tips. Hind tibiae red, enrved, black 
towards the base, a little more than half the length of the hind femora. 
Membrane of the fore wings cinereous. Hiud wings pellucid. Length of 
the body 8 lines. 
a. Oajaca. From M. Salle’s collection. 
7. Hirilcus pallens. 
Mas. Testaceus, gracilis ; antennae corpore multo hreviores ; prothorax 
suhtiliter scaber, callis duohus anticis fulvis, linea transversa postica 
picea, angulis posticis ohtusis non prominulis ; femora postica valde 
incrassata, abdominis dimidio longiora, supra rufa, apice nigra; 
tibiae rufae; tibiae postic<x femoribus posticis breviores, dimidio basali 
piceae ; aloe anticae striga latissima nigra, memhrana fusca. 
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