HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 
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51. Pirates bat.teatus. 
Pirates balteatus, Germ. Silb. Rev. Ent. v. 131 — Cleptocoris balteatus, 
Stal, Ofv. K. V. Ak. Fork, xxiii. 261. 
Cape. 
Div. 4. 
52. Pirates planus. 
Niger; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo antico paullo brevius ; anlen- 
narum articulus 1 us luteus ; ventris discus fulvus ; pedes lutei. 
Black, el on gal e-sub fusiform. Head conical, a little shorter than the 
fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part twice as long as the post- 
ocular. First joint of the antennae luteous, a little longer than the ante- 
ocular head; second very much longer than the first. Fore lobe of the 
prothorax nearly twice as long as the hind lobe; furrows distinct. Disk of 
the abdomen tawny beneath, except towards the tip. Legs luteous ; spongy 
furrow of the fore tibiae not more than one-third of the length of the latter. 
Length of the body 6^ lines. 
a. Gambia. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
Div. 5. 
Fusius, Stal , Stett. Ent. Zeit. xxiii. 458; Hem. Afr. iii. 115. 
53. Pirates rubricosus. 
Pirates rubricosus, Stal, Ofv. K. Vet. Ak. Fork. xii. 38— Pirates basi- 
collis, Sgnt. Arch ■ Ent. ii. 310 — Fusius rubricosus, Stal, Hem. Afr. 
iii. 115; Ofv. K. V. Ak. Fork, xxiii. 255. 
Sierra Leone. Calabar. Natal. 
54. Pirates dimidiatus. 
Mas. Niger, fere linearis; caput longi-subovutum, prothoracis lobo 
antico brevius; anlennce capite et prothorace ad unu?7i longiores ; 
abdominis dimidium basale rufum; pedes antici ruf, tibiis apice 
tarsisque nigris; corium rufum. 
Male. Black, narrow, smooth, shining, nearly linear. Head elongale- 
suboval, convex about the ocelli, shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; 
ante-ocular part about twice as long as the post-ocular. Rostrum hardly 
extending to the fore coxae; second joint longer than the others. Antennae 
longer than the head and the prothorax together; first joint hardly extending 
beyond the head, less than half as long as the second; third a little 
shorter than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax about twice as long 
as the hind lobe, with seven slight furrows; the middle furrow widened 
hindward, the inner pair straight; the two outer pairs oblique. Abdomen 
red for a little more than half the length from the base. Fore femora and 
fore tibiae red, the latter blackish towards the tips. Corium red-lead 
colour. Length of the body 5£ lines. 
The black hind lobe of the prothorax and the corium without spots 
distinguish it from P. rubricosus. % 
a, b. Natal. From M. Gueinzius’ collection. 
