SPHYROCORIS. | 21 
of which, S. obliquus, Germ., is common to the Antillean fauna. It is easily recognized 
by the shape of the odoriferous orifice, which towards the outer margin is abruptly bent 
in a rectangular manner. 
1. Sphyrocoris obliquus. 
Pachycoris obliquus, Germ. Zeitschr. i. p. 94. 241; H.-S. Wanz. Ins. v. p. 54. f. 491; Dall. List Hem. 
p. 35”. 
Homemus obliquus, Stal, Stett. ent. Zeit. xxiii. p. 81. 9°. 
Sphyrocoris obliquus, Mayr, Reise der Freg. Novara, Hem. p. 26, note; Uhler, Bull. U.S. Geol. & 
Geog. Surv. ii. p. 273°. 
Hab. Norra America, Arizona+—Mexico?; GuatTeMaLa, Capetillo (Champion).— 
CoLoMBIA?; MARTINIQUE |. | 
2. Sphyrocoris elongatus, n. sp. (Tab. II. fig. 6.) 
Above ochreous, somewhat closely punctured with brown and marked with irregular dark brown fascie. Head 
with two central lines, and lateral borders for two thirds from base pitchy brown. Pronotum with a 
central narrow elongated oval fascia of brown punctures, and two central dark brown fascie, which, 
commencing on anterior margin a little to the left and right of the base of central lobe of the head, are 
continued almost longitudinally halfway across towards base, when they are suddenly deflexed and ter- 
minate near the lateral angles of the scutellum; on either side of these are two oblique fascie of the same 
colour running parallel with the lateral borders. Scutellum with the following dark brown markings :— 
four central irregular spots at base, the inner two much the smallest; two oblique fascie on each side 
extending from base to about centre of outer margin ; two large irregular transverse fascie situated a little 
beyond centre, almost meeting on disk, where they are widest, and narrowed to where they terminate near 
outer margin; behind these an elongated crescentic fascia near apex. A central pale longitudinal line 
extending through head to apex of scutellum. 
Underside of body pale ochreous, with the lateral borders broadly covered with dark punctures, which are much 
darker and confluent on lateral borders of sternum and head. Disk of abdomen with a few scattered 
punctures. Legs setose, thickly and very coarsely punctured with pitchy brown. Rostrum just passing 
posterior cox, with the two apical joints pitchy. Antenne with the second and third joints subequal. 
Basal joint luteous, second and third somewhat fuscous, remaining joints wanting. 
Long. 8 millim. ; lat. pronot. ang. 5 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Ocafia (Coll. Dr. Signoret). 
Var. a. 
Above pale ochreous, punctured with brown. Scutellum with the. base (narrowly) and two large rounded 
contiguous subapical spots ferruginous. 
Hab. Mexico (Mus. Berol.). 
8. Sphyrocoris punctellus. (Tab. II. fig. 5.) 
Homemus punctellus, Stl, Stett. ent. Zeit. xxiii. p. 81. 10°. 
Hab. Mexico}. 
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The following are the described varieties (Stal, En. Hem. i. p. 15):— 
Var. 6. 
Pallidior, scutello apice minute sanguineo consperso. 
