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with crescentic basal fascia and apex, apex of corium, lateral margins of prosternum and abdomen (the 
last either macular or continuous), ventral spine, basal and discal patch and subapical spot sanguineous. 
Oaxaca (Mus. Berol.). — 
Var. d. 
Similar to var. c, but with the first joint of the antenne, rostrum beyond medium, femora and posterior tibiee 
sanguineous. 
Stal identifies this var. as the rubropictus, Voll. 
Var. e. Asopus rhodomelas, H.-S. Wanz. Ins. iv. p. 90, fig. 428. 
Oaxaca (coll. Dist.). 
Var. f. (Tab. I. fig. 16.) 
Pronotum and scutellum sanguineous, the first with four, the latter with three subquadrate black spots. 
Corium black, with the lateral margin and apex sanguineous. 
Oaxaca (coll. Dist.). 
Var. g. 
“‘ Varietati e similis, sed colore rufo in flavescentem verso, limboque laterali et apicali ventris late flavescente. 
@.” (Var. f, Stal.) . 
Var. A. 
“Varietati e iterum similis, sed limbo ventris, pedibus nec non antennis basin versus rufo-testaceis. 9.” 
(Var. g, Stal.) 
This species also greatly varies in size, specimens ranging from 11 to 15 millims. in 
length. It appears to be restricted to Mexico. 
2. Oplomus distinctus, sp.n. (Tab. IV. fig. 11.) 
Dark greenish, shining; two large oblong spots at base of pronotum near posterior angle, and apical border 
of corium luteous. Membrane greenish black; coxe, bases of femora, and tip of ventral spine obscurely 
ochreous. Head with the central lobes somewhat acutely pointed and produced beyond the central lobe, 
coarsely punctate ; pronotum and scutellum sparsely but coarsely punctured; corium thickly and more 
finely punctate. A raised central longitudinal line extending through pronotum and scutellum. Antenne 
with the second joint very much longer than the third, remainder wanting. Fore tibie only very slightly 
dilated. 
Long. 17 millim., lat. 9 millim. 
Hab. Mexico (coll. Sign.). 
Agrees with the previous species in the shape of the head, but differs from all by the 
small dilatation of the fore tibie. 
B. Headwith the central and lateral lobes equal or subequal in length. Scutellum not reach- 
ing in length the apical angle of corium; anterior tibie impunctate or obsoletely puncturéd. 
3. Oplomus tripustulatus. (Tab. IV. fig. 16.) 
Cimex tripustulatus, Fabr. Syst. Rhyng. p. 172. 91. 
Cimex tibialis, Fab. Syst. Rhyng. p. 176. 111; Stoll. Pun. fig. 206. 
Asopus salamandra, Burm. Haadb. ii. 1, p. 881. 11*; Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 120. 47. 
Oplomus tripustulatus, Dall. List Hem. i. p. 86. 10°; Stal, Hem. Fabr. i. p. 15.1; En. Hem. i. 
p. 28. 44, 
