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Show 1901.] iN XHE HOPE COLLECTION AT OXFORD. 331 Ceraleptus squalidus Costa, Cimic. regni Neap. Cent. 2 a, p. 12. pi. 4. f. 7 (1847). l Horv. (Rev. d'Ent. xvii. p. 278) considers the specific name obtusus Brail. (1838) as taking precedence ; but I know neither the species nor the description. Subfam. LEPTOCORISIN^E. LEPTOCORISA TIPULOIDES. Cimex tipuloides de Geer, Mem. iii. p. 354, pi. 35. f. 18 (1773). Leptocorisa crudelis Westw. in Dope Cat. ii. p. 18 (1842). LEPTOCORISA ACUTA. Cimex acutus Thunb. Nat. Ins. Sp. ii. p. 34 (1783). Leptocorisa bengalensis Westw. in Hope Cat. ii. p. 18 (1842). Subfam. ALYDiNiE. H Y A L Y M E N U S DENTATUS. Alyclus dentatus Fabr. Syst. Rhyng. p. 249 (1803). Alydus ichneumoniformis Westw. in Hope Cat. ii. p. 18 (1842). MEGALOTOMUS RUFIPES. Alydus rufipes Westw. in Hope Cat. ii. p. 19 (1842). Alydus consobrinus Westw. loc. cit. p. 20. Alydus pallescens Stal, Rio Jan. Hem. i. p. 34 (1860). Alydus debilis Walk. Cat. Het. iv. p. 160. n. 12 (1871). MEGALOTOMUS PARVUS. (Plate XXX. fig. 5.) Alydus parvus Westw\ in Hope Cat. ii. p. 19 (1842). ALYDUS GRACILIPES Westw. in Hope Cat. ii. p. 20 (1842). This species is represented only by the unique type, which is in far too mutilated a condition for generic allocation. Head, pronotum, and prosternum pale castaneous ; head beneath and base of prosternum black ; a luteous fascia traversing each lateral area of head and prosternum; meso- and metasternum very pale ochraceous. Abdomen wanting. ALYDUS SIMPLEX Westw. in Hope Cat. ii. p. 18 (1842). The type aud only specimen possesses neither head nor pronotum. Judging from the remaining portion of the body, it is almost certain that this is a synonym of Megalotomus rufipes Westw. ? MlRPEttUS TORRIDUS. Alyclus torridus Westw. in Hope Cat. ii. p. 20 (1842). Alydus albidens Westw. loc. cit. It is very doubtful whether this species can be really separated from M. jaculus Thunb. Certainly not by locality, as specimens from hoth South and West Africa entirely agree. The structure |