154 ' HEMIPTERA-HETEROPTERA. 
The Panama specimen figured here is evidently but a variety of this species, having 
the scutellum wholly luteous, instead of having only the basal half either that colour 
or reddish, as described by Stal and well illustrated by specimens in my own collection. 
The bright blue of the pronotum is a common varietal character in all the green 
species of this genus. 
3. Sphictyrtus longirostris, n.sp. (Tab. XV. fig. 2.) 
Green; antenniferous tubercles, anterior third and basal fascia of head, a transverse linear callosity near 
anterior margin of pronotum, posterior margin of pronotum, and underside of body red; antenne, 
anterior lateral margins, apex, and central portion of head, rostrum, and legs black; prosternum with 
the anterior margin, lateral and posterior margins (excluding lateral angles), and a narrow fascia near 
anterior coxse, mesosternum with a central waved fascia and narrow posterior margin, metasternum with 
a central fascia, and apical margins of abdominal segments, dark bluish and, excepting lateral margin of 
prosternum, margined with luteous. Membrane black, opaque. Pronotum and corium thickly and finely 
punctate, scutellum transversely striate. Rostrum reaching apex of fourth abdominal segment. 
Long. 24 millim. 
Hab. GuatEeMaa, Duefias (Champion). 
The large size of this species and the length of the rostrum will separate it from 
S. fasciatus, to which it has considerable resemblance in colour and markings. 
PARYPHES. 
Paryphes, Burmeister, Handb. ii. 1, p. 385 (1835) ; Stal, Ofv. Vet.-Ak. Forh. 1867, p. 548. 
Paryphes (part.), Dallas, List Hem. ii. p. 438 (1852). 
Sundarus, Amyot & Serville, Hist. des Hém. p. 202 (1843). 
This genus is at once separated from the preceding by the non-acute posterior angles 
of the metasternum. It is confined to the Neotropical Region, but is well represented 
in Central America. 
1. Paryphes flavo-cinctus. (Tab. XV. fig. 4.) 
Paryphes flavo-cinctus, Stal, Ofv. Vet.-Ak. Férh. 1859, p. 461. 2*; En. Hem. i. p. 205, 3%. 
Hab. Briv. Honpuras, river Sarstoon (Blancaneaur); Costa Rica1 (Van Patten) ; 
Panama (coll. Dist.), Colon (Boucard).—Cotombia *, Manaure (Simons), Bogota ®. 
St&l describes the species as “ supra niger viridi-zeneo punctatus.” The specimens now 
before me vary in that respect from dark green to dark blue. A specimen from 
Panama is here figured. 
2. Paryphes rufo-scutellatus. 
Nematopus rufo-scutellatus, Gray in Griffith, An. Kingd. xv. p. 241, t. 97. £. 1°. 
Paryphes rufo-scutellatus, Stal, En. Hem. i. p. 205. 4. 
Hab. Mexico 4. 
