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CATALOGUE OB’ 
Hint. Hem. 325. Tydides brachiatus, Stal , Ofv. K. V. Ah. Fork. 
xxiii. 255. 
Mexico. Cayenne. Brazil. 
a. Venezuela. From Mr. Birschell’s collection. 
West Indies. 
20. Pirates degener. 
Fcem. Niger ; antenna capite et prnthorax ad unum tnulto longiores ; 
pedes picei , genubus tarsisque fu/vis. 
Female. Black, fusiform, smooth, shining, in structure like P. picipes. 
Head triangular, flat and dull above, shining and slightly elevated ; post- 
ocular part very short. Rostrum extending to the propeclus; second joint 
longer than the first, much longer than the third and than the fourth. 
Antennae setulose, much longer than the head and the prothorax together; 
second joint more than twice as long as the first; third a little shorter than 
the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax with four distinct longitudinal fur- 
rows. Hind lobe about half as long as the fore lobe; side-angles rounded, 
convex. Legs piceous, setulose ; fore femora incrassated ; fore tibiae a little 
shorter than the fore femora ; knees and tarsi tawny. Length of the body 
6 lines. 
It is much smaller than P. picipes, to which it has a great 
resemblance. 
a — c. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection. 
South America. 
A. Fore wings long, 
a. Body not aeneous. 
* Head very long in front, 
f Head and fore lobe of the prothorax black, 
ff Head and fore lobe of the prolhorax pale. 
\ Membrane whitish at the base. 
It Membrane not whitish at the base. 
** Head not very long in front, 
f Fore wings with three marks. 
J Fore wings with a subapical mark. 
Fore wings with an apical mark. 
§ Fore wings with a stripe. - 
Fore wings with no stripe. 
Membrane with a spot in the disk. 
% Fore femora with pale tips. 
§ Spot on the membrane remote from the tip. 
§§ Spot on the membrane very near the tip. 
X Abdomen not red beneath. 
X X Abdomen red beneath. 
Jj; Fore femora wholly black. 
§ Fore wings with a middle streak. - 
§§ Fore wings with no middle streak. 
X Tibise blackish. - 
stria. 
Amazonus. 
Havipes. 
arcuiger. 
liamifer. 
biplagiatus. 
maculipennis. 
scntellaris. 
rufiventris. 
hamatus. 
concisus. 
