IN SECT A. 249 



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apex of spine on anterior femora, a broad central annnlation to 

 posterior tibiae, central transverse fasciae and marginal spots to 

 abdomen, luteous. Antennae and apex of rostrum blackish. 

 Long. 13 millim. (W. L. D.} 



Holcostethus obscuratus, sp. n. (Tab. III. fig. 2.) 



Dull obscure castaneous ; head, anterior half of pronotum, 

 and basal area of scutellum dull ochraceous ; apex of scutellum 

 levigate and pale olivaceous ; connexivum luteous, spotted with 

 blackish ; membrane black, its apex paler ; body beneath and 

 legs very pale olivaceous. Body above thickly, darkly, and 

 coarsely punctate ; beneath much more sparsely punctate ; 

 femora with two small black spots near apex, and lateral mar- 

 gins of abdomen beneath with a series of small black segmental 

 spots ; rostrum just passing posterior coxse with its apex black. 

 Antennae pale fuscous, basal joint (excluding apex) luteous ; 

 second and third joints subequal in length, or second slightly 

 shorter than the third. 



Long. 9 millim. 



This species differs from H. scapularis, Thunb., by the spotted 

 connexivum, and from H. apicalis, Herr.-Sch., it is distinguished 

 by the more elongate body, different colour, &c. (W. L. D.) 



Halyomorpha capitata, sp. n. (Tab. III. fig. 3.) 



Body above ochraceous, thickly and irregularly covered with 

 dark punctures. Head with the eyes fuscous, the ocelli red, and 

 somewhat thickly covered with coarse brown punctures. Pro- 

 notum thickly and coarsely punctate, on each side of disk the 

 punctures form obscure oblique fasciae ; lateral margins pale 

 ochraceous and impunctate. Scutellum coarsely punctate, 

 near lateral margins and before apex the punctures are con- 

 fluent and castaneous, apex obscure pale olivaceous with 

 scattered dark punctures ; corium thickly, coarsely, and darkly 

 punctate, castaneous in hue, excepting lateral margins, which 

 are ochraceous ; membrane purplish brown, with a submarginal 

 tinge of black ; connexivum ochraceous, with a double series of 

 blackish spots at segmental margins. Body beneath and legs 

 ochraceous, apical half of rostrum blackish, some small lateral 



