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beneath very short. Fore wings piceous, pale testaceons at the base, and 
wiili a pale testaceous patch before the middle; veins of the membrane 
pale cinereous. Length of the body 10 lines. 
a. Interior of South Africa. Presented by the Earl of Derby in 1843. 
38. Reduvius Negamicus. 
Mas. Rufus , subfusiformis ; caput prothoracis lobo antico paullo longius, 
nigro unislrigalum ; antennce nigra;, corporis dimidio longiores ; 
prothoracis lobus anticus sulcatus, lobo postico brevior ; pedes sat 
validi, femoribus anticis subincrassatis, tibiis tarsisque nigris ; alee 
anticee nigree , corii villa costali plagaque rufis, 
Male. Red, subfusiform, dull, shining beneath. Head subfusiform, 
a little longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part as long 
as the post-ocular, with a black streak in front. First and second joints of 
the rostrum about equal in length. Antennae black, more than half as long 
as the body; first joint as long as the head ; second shorter than the first; 
third as long as the first. Fore lobe of the prothorax somewhat shorter 
than the hind lobe, with strongly-marked furrows; fore angles not promi- 
nent. Hind lobe with rounded and slightly prominent hind angles. Legs 
rather stout; fore femora slightly thickened ; tibiae and tarsi black ; furrow 
of the four anterior tibiae less than half as long as the latter. Fore wings 
black; corium with a red costal stripe extending from the base and joining 
a red patch beyond the middle. Length of the body 8 lines. 
a. Lake N’gami. Presented by Earl Russell. 
39. Reduvius decisus. 
Mas. Niger, fusiformis ; caput prothoracis lobo antico paullo longius ; 
antennce pubescenles, capite et prothorace ad unum multo longiores ; 
prothoracis lobus anticus lobo postico multo brevior; lobus posticus 
luteus ; femora quatuor anleriora crassa, subtus unispinosa ; corium 
luteum, nigro unistrigatum ; membrana albido marginata. 
Male. Black, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head fusiform, a little 
longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part much longer 
than the post-ocular. Antennae pubescent, much longer than the head and 
the prothorax together; first joint shorter than the ante-ocular head; 
second more than six times as long as the first; third more than half as 
long as the second. Prothorax with a longitudinal furrow which occupies 
only the hind part of the fore lobe. Fore lobe much shorter than the hind 
lobe, with a distinct transverse ridge on the fore border. Hind lobeluteous, 
with rounded and not prominent hind angles. Scutellum hairy. Abdomen 
piceous above. Four anterior femora incrassated, with a spine beneath 
near the lip. Hind femora with a tubercle beneath near the tip. Furrow 
of the fore tibiae about one-third as long as the latter. Corium luteous, 
with a black streak along the apical part of the inner border. Membrane 
narrowly whitish-bordered. Length ol the body 13 lines. 
a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. I). F. Morgan. 
