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597. 

 HETEROGASTER LATICEPS. 



Order Hemiptera. Fam. Coreidae. 



Type of the Genus, Lygseus Urticse Fab. 

 Heterogaster Hahn. — Lygaeus Fab., Wolff, Curt. 



AntenncE inserted on each side the clypeus, remote from the 

 eyes, as long as the thorax, scarcely clavate, pubescent, pilose and 

 4-jointed, basal joint short, elongate-ovate, scarcely stouter 

 than the following, which are nearly equal in length, 2nd rather 

 the longest, and a little clavate, terminal joint conical at the 

 apex (4). 



Labrum shorter than the basal joint of the labium, long and 

 slender, incrassated and pilose outside at the base (3). 

 Mandibles and Maxillcs long and setiform. 

 Rostrum nearly as long as the antennae, pubescent and 4-jointed, 

 2 basal joints the longest, 1st the stoutest, 3rd rather the short- 

 est (2). 

 Head short subtrigonate, as broad often broader than the thorax, but 

 narrowed at the base : eyes lateral, small, globose and very promi- 

 nent, not touching the thorax : ocelli 2, remote, placed near the base 

 of the head. Thorax elongate-trigonate, truncated before : scutellum 

 much narrower than the thorax, elongate-trigonate . Abdomen sub- 

 elliptic (5), covered by the Elytra, which are divided obliquely, the 

 apical half membranous, with 5 longitudinal nervures. Wings very 

 delicate and transparent. Ovipositor arising near the centre of the 

 abdomen (5 o). Legs nearly equally stout, hinder a little the longest : 

 thighs short : tibicC simple, slightly clavate : tarsi shorter, triarti- 

 culate, basal joint elongated, Ind the shortest, somewhat pear-shaped, 

 3rd a little longer : claws simply hooked : pulvilli distinct (6, afore 

 M- 



Laticeps Curt. — lineola Curt. Guide, Gen, 1121. 2. 



Ochreous, inclining either to white or castaneous ; sparingly 

 clothed with shining, yellowish hairs and black punctures, 

 leaving an interrupted light line down the head thorax and 

 scutel : head very short and broad, with 2 black forked marks 

 on the crown, 2 black suiFused spots on the disc of the thorax, 

 with 4 fuscous stripes at the base and 2 short remote elevated 

 lines in front ; scutel black at the base with a light dot on each 

 side, the disc orange : elytra with the coriaceous portion more 

 or less castaneous at the apex, with a pale oblique line down 

 each, forming a dot at the apex, membranous portion pearly 

 clouded with fuscous, dotted with brown, the nervures dark, 

 with a brown stripe between the furcate nervures : antennae and 

 legs mottled and dotted with piceous, apical joint of antennae 

 and of tarsi fuscous ; thighs and underside orange ; a black spot 

 on the breast and another at the base of the abdomen, and a line 

 of black dots on each side. 



In the Cabinets of Mr. Dale and the Author. 



