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CATALOGUE OF 
shorter than the post-ocular. Eyes slightly prominent. Antenna; hairy, 
longer than the head and the prolhorax together; tirst joint longer than 
the ante-ocular head; second very much longer than the first; third and 
following joints shorter than the first. Prothorax with a slight and much- 
abbreviated longitudinal furrow; fore lobe semicircular, shorter than the 
hind lobe. Abdomen luteous, with a black stripe on each side above and 
beneath. Fore wings deep black. Far. /3. — Abdomen red, with two black 
stripes. Var.y . — Like var. (3. Abdomen with black bands beneath. Far. S. 
— Abdomen black beneath, except a luteous notched and much-abbreviated 
stripe. Length of the body 5^ — 6^ lines. 
a. Columbia. From M. Goudot’s collection. 
b. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson’s collection. 
c. Venezuela. From Mr. Birschell’s collection. 
d. Amazon Kegion. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
e. Archidoua. From Mr. Stevens’ collection. 
9. POXHEA BECIPROCA. ' 
Foem. Nigra ; caput longi-fusiforme, luteo tristrigatum, prolhoracis lobo 
antico viulto longius ; connexivum el venlris discus lulea. 
Female. Black, smooth, shining, fusiform, excepting the head. Head 
elongate-fusiform, very much longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax; 
with three luteous streaks, one along the inner side of each eye, the third 
on the middle lobe and nearer the tip ; ante-ocular part much shorter than 
the post-ocular. Eyes slightly prominent. Antennae longer than the head 
and the prothorax together, inserted at a little in front of the eyes; first 
joint a little shorter than the ante-ocular head ; second much longer than 
the first ; third shorter than the second ; fourth shorter than the third. 
Prothorax with a slight longitudinal furrow; lobes about equally long. 
Scutellum with two very short wide-apart apical points. Connexivum and 
disk of the under side of the abdomen luteous. Legs slender; furrow 
beneath the four anterior tibiae very short. Length of the body 5 lines. 
a. Brazil. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
Genus 3. CIMBUS. 
Cimbus, Hahn, Wanz. Ins. i. 34. Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. 245. Serv. 
Hist. Hem. 385. Slal, Ofv. K. V. Ak. Fork. xvi. 185. 
1. Cimbus peoductus. 
productus, Hahn, Wanz. Ins, i. 34, pi. 6, f. 23. Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. 
245. Blanch. Hist. Nat. Ins. iii. 108. Serv. Hist. Hem. 385, pi. 7, 
f. 6. 
Java. 
Div.2. 
Sphinctocoris, Mayr, Verh. Zool. Bot. Ges, Wien. xv. 440, 
