HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 
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Female. Black, smooth, shining, elongate-fusiform, slightly setulose. 
Head conical; ante-ocular part tawny at the tip, much longer than the 
post-ocular; a transverse curved furrow in front of the two hind ocelli. 
Rostrum extending to the fore coxae ; second joint much longer than the 
others. Antennae ferruginous, setulose, a little longer than the head and 
the prothorax together; first joint black, much shorter than the second ; 
third shorter than the second ; fourth longer than the second. Fore lobe 
of the prothorax with seven furrows; middle one enlarged hindward ; 
inner pair parallel ; the two other pairs oblique; middle pair abbreviated 
hindward. Hind lobe about half the length of the fore lobe. Scutellum 
with a transverse furrow; apical part forming a tawny spine. Abdomen 
with whitish spots along each side. Legs tawny, setose ; femora black ; 
four hinder femora tawny towards the base ; tibiae piceous towards the tips ; 
spongy furrow of the fore tibiae nearly half the length of the latter. Fore 
wings brown ; a whitish forked streak along the inner border of the coriura 
and a large rounded whitish spot in the membrane, which is broadly 
cinereous along its inner border. Length of the body 7 lines. 
33. Pirates lepidus. 
Mas. Cyaneo-niger, fere linearis ; caput subellipticum ; antenna: capite 
et prothorace ad unum paullo breviores, arliculis lo et 2o testaceis ; 
abdomen rufum , apice nigrum; femora quatuor anteriora ex parte 
fulva; ala antica alba, nigro unislrigata et unimaeulatce, fusco 
biviltata et uniliturata , rufo unistrigata. 
Male. Bluish black, smooth, shining, narrow, setulose, nearly linear. 
Head convex, subelliptical, with a transverse furrow on the vertex; post- 
ocular part a little longer than the ante-ocular. Rostrum extending to the 
fore coxae ; second joint much longer than the others. Antennae black, a 
little shorter than the head and the prolhorax together; first and second 
joints testaceous; second more than twice the length of the first ; third 
shorter than the second ; fourth as long as the third. Fore lobe of the 
prothorax concave in the middle of the hind part, about twice the length of 
the hind lobe, which is much rounded on each side. Mesopectus keeled. 
Abdomen red, black towards the tip. Legs black; four anterior femora 
thickened, partly tawny; four anterior tibia? clavate; spongy furrow of the 
fore tibiae nearly half their length. Fore wings white; a short black streak 
extending from' the base along the hind border; a large round black spot 
in the disk beyond the middle, connected with two exterior brown stripes; 
a brown transverse mark between the basal streak and the spot; a bright 
red streak along the middle part of the costa. Hind wings pellucid, 
brownish towards the tips. Length of the body 5£ lines. 
a. Para. From Mr. Hewitson’s collection. 
34. Pirates biplagiatus. 
Mas. Niger; caput longi~conicum, prothoracis lobo antico aquilongum ; 
antenna capite et prothorace ad unum longiores ; connexivum Jlavo- 
macutalum ; pedes picei, femoribus quatuor poslerioribus Jlavo uni- 
fascialis ; ala antica atra, slriga basali Jlava, plaga discali 
maculaque apicali luteis. 
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