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37. Pirates hamifer. 
Mas. Niger , longi-subfusiformis ; caput longi-conicum , prolhoracis lobo 
antico cequilongurn ; untennarum ariiculus 4ms albido bifasciatus ; 
scutellum apicem versus subascendens ; propeclus unispinosum ; 
connexivum albo plagiatum ; femora qualuor posteriora basi tarsique 
lutea ; corium villa furcata strigague lata transversa jlavo-ulbis ; 
mernbrana apice albo plagiata. 
Male. Black, shirring, elongate-subfusiform. Head elongate-conical, 
as long as the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part more than twice 
as long as the post-ocular. Antennae less than half the length of the body ; 
first joint shorter than the ante-ocular head; second whitish at the tip, full 
twice the length of the first; third hardly shorter than the second ; fourth 
whitish at the base and with a whitish band near the tip. Fore lobe of the 
prothorax nearly twice as long as the hind lobe; side furrows and hind part 
of the middle furrow distinct ; a stout tooth on each side of the fore 
border. Scutellum compressed towards the tip, which is obliquely 
ascending. Propectus with a stout obliquely retracted spine. Connexivum 
with white patches. Four hinder femora towards the base and tarsi 
luteous; four anterior tibiae with the furrow beneath less than half their 
length. Fore wings with a yellowish white stripe, which proceeds from the 
base and is shortly forked ; one fork subcostal, costal along a short exterior 
space and ceasing at two-thirds of the length ; the other fork along the 
interior border, nearly interrupted in the middle, where it emits a broad 
transverse streak nearly to the costal branch ; membrane with a large apical 
white patch. Length of the body 10£ lines. 
a. Columbia. From M. Goudot’s collection. 
38. Pirates rufiventris. 
Mas. Piceus, fere linearis ; caput conicum, pro thoracis lobo antico cequi- 
longum ; anlennarum ariiculus lws basi albo fasciatus ; prothoracis 
lobus posticus postice rufescens ; scutellum apice subascendens ; venter 
rufus ; connexivum albo maculalum ; pedes picei,fcmoribus qualuor 
poslerioribus basi albis ; alee anlicce alrcc, albo bimaculatce. 
Male. Piceous, black, nearly linear. Head conical, as long as the 
fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part much longer than the post- 
ocular. Antennae much longer than the head and the prothorax together; 
first joint with a white band near the base, a little shorter than the ante- 
ocular head ; second about thrice as long as the first ; third a little shorter 
than the second ; fourth shorter than the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax 
more than twice as long as the hind lobe; middle furrow distinct towards 
the hind border. Hind lobe reddish about the hind border. Scutellum 
compressed and slightly ascending towards the tip, which is acute. Abdo- 
men red beneath; connexivum with white spots. Legs piceous, slender; 
four hinder coxae white towards the tips ; four hinder femora while at the 
base; fore tibiae with a furrow which is less than half their length. Fore 
