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shorter than the lirst and than the third ; fourth elongate-fusiform, a little 
longer than the third. Prothorax narrower in front, tumid on each side 
hindward, with a well-defined transverse furrow near the fore border; sides 
rounded. Legs rather short and slender. Fore wings extending to the tip 
of the abdomen ; membrane brown. Length of the body lines. 
a. Para. From Mr. Wallace’s collection. 
53. Aradus acuminatus. 
Aradus acuminatus, Fair. Syst. Rliyn. 95 — Hesus acuminatus, Slal, Hem. 
Fabr. i. 95. 
South America. 
Africa. 
54. Aradus flavicornis. 
flavicornis, Dalm. Anal. Ent. 88. Slal , Hem. Afr. iii. 37. 
Sierra Leone. Caffraria. 
South Asia. 
55. Aradus truncatus. 
Mas et fcem. Nigra, fere elliptica ; caput breve , latum , anlice bilobalum , 
lateribus bispinosis ; anlennce breves, ar lieu lo Ao fusiformi ; prothorax 
carinis duabus laleralibus furcatis, carinula poslica transversa ; alee 
anlicce abdominis apieem fere allingentes, membrana cinerea. 
Male and female. Black, rather flat, nearly elliptical. Head short, 
broad, forming in front two short quadrate lobes; a porrect short stout 
spine on each side before the eye. Rostrum extending to the hind coxae. 
Antennae about one-third of the length of the body; first joint as long as 
the quadrate lobe; second about twice the length of the first; third much 
shorter than the second; fourth fusiform, a little shorter than the third. 
Prolhorax with two shallow forked longitudinal ridges, and with a slight 
transverse ridge near the hind border. Scutellum elongate-triangular, 
convex in front and with a slight keel in the hind part. Fore wings 
extending nearly to the tip of the abdomen ; corium extending almost to 
the tip of the scutellum; membrane cinereous, with irregular veins. 
Length of the body 4 lines. 
a. Penang. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
Var.P Brown. 
b. Sarawak. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
c. Gilolo. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
Eastern Isles. 
Div. Neuroctenus. 
56. Aradus serrulatus. 
Neuroctenus serrulatus, Slal , Ofv. K. Vet. Ak. Fork. 1870, 674. 
Philippine Isles. 
