ONCOPELTUS. 179d 
_Lygeus (Oncopeltus) varicolor, Stal, Hem. Fabr. i. p. 70. 1. 
O. (Oncopeitus) varicolor, Stal, En. Hem. iv. p. 102.65; Berg, Hem. Argent. p. 98. 122°. 
Oncopeltus varicolor, Uhler, Bull. U.S. Geol. & Geog. Surv. ii. p. 303. 27. 
Hab. Norra America, California 7.—Crntrat America 7; Mexico 13457 (Mus. Berol., 
coll. Sallé), Orizaba (Bilimek, Mus. Vind. Ces.), Jalapa (Hoge); GuaTeMaLa, San 
Gerénimo, Capetillo, El Tumbador (Champion) ; Nicaragua, Chontales (coll. Dist.) ; 
Costa Rica, Irazu (Rogers) ; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion)—San Domineo ° ; 
Cotomsra!, Bogota ®; Venzzunta ! (Mus. Vind. Ces.) ; Trintpap (coll. Dist.) ; Brazi?>", 
Sao Paulo 5, Rio Janeiro 25; ArgentiNnE Repusiic®, Buenos Ayres (coll. Dist.). 
As with others of the genus, this species is also of a variable character, the principal 
forms of which are as follows :— 
Var. a. 
The pronotum is black, with two red (sometimes luteous) spots, which extend from the anterior margin to a 
little beyond the middle ; the corium and membrane are black, the first with large yellow spots at base 
and apex; body beneath with a lateral series of sanguineous spots. 
This variety has: been identified by Stal as the true L. varicolor, Fabr., and is the 
form represented here by the fig. 21. It appears to be very scarce in Mexico. Stal® 
gives no record of it from that country; and I have seen but one specimen from there, 
which is contained in the Berlin Museum. It is very abundant in Costa Rica, and is 
somewhat common in Guatemala; thence it extends to the most southern habitat of the 
species. 
Var. alternans, H.-Sch. | 
This variety differs from the preceding in having the pronotal spots larger and con- 
colorous with those of the corium, the lateral spots to the abdomen are larger, and the 
anterior ones generally confluent. 
This form appears to be almost confined to Mexico. 
Var. stalii, Dist. (Tab. XVI. fig. 20.) 
Disk and anterior portion of the head, pronotum, scutellum, corium, sternum, and abdomen red. Lateral 
margins of the pronotum, a central longitudinal line to pronotum and scutellum, base of scutellum, a spot 
on disk of corium, wide and irregular transverse fascie to sternum situated near coxe, posterior half of 
disk, apex, and lateral margins of abdomen black. 
This is the var. c of St&l5, but is so distinct in markings that I have considered it best 
to give a separate varietal name. It appears to be quite confined to Mexico, where 
the specimen figured was obtained by Herr Hoge. 
4, Oncopeltus cingulifer. (Tab. XVI. figs. 24, 25.) 
Oncopeitus (Erythrischius) cingulifer, Stal, En. Hem. iv. p. 103. 11’. 
Hab. Mexico} (Mus, Berol.), Puebla (Mus. Vind. Ces.); GuaremaLa, Teleman (Cham- 
