448 APPENDIX. — PENTATOMID^. 



reflexed, distinctly sinuate, leaving the insertion of the antennae 

 visible above ; eyes a little prominent, contiguous to the pro- 

 notum ; rostrum reaching the base of the abdomen, not very 

 robust, second joint shorter than the following joined together, . 

 subequal to the fourth taken alone, which is distinctly longer 

 than the third ; antennae of five joints, simple, first joint almost 

 reaching the apex of the head, second slightly shorter than the 

 third ; pronotum more than twice as broad as long, with smooth 

 projections and pads formed in regular pattern, anterior angles 

 prolonged into a kind of robust spine directed a little obliquely 

 in front, receiving inwardly the eyes, the anterior lateral margins 

 distinctly sinuated about the middle, the anterior part curved 

 outwardly, with a marginal carination effaced behind, but well 

 accentuated on the anterior convex portion where it forms some 

 obtusely projecting teeth, lateral angles sinuated somewhat pro- 

 foundly, prolonged in front in a long acute spine directed trans- 

 versely (a little obhque anteriorly) ; posterior angles dentate ; 

 scutellum longer than broad, the apical portion broad (broader 

 than the corium at apex), rounded, the sides scarcely convergent, 

 in the basal angles a distinct impression, bordered inwardly by a 

 strongly distinct callosity w^hich is also connected to a spiniform 

 projection which is found near the median line, the two pro- 

 jections are joined together at base, forming an elevated pad which 

 bears two acute spines with a little divergence between them ; 

 elytra long, the membrane strongly passing the abdominal apex; 

 corium longer than the scutellum, leaving the connexivum out- 

 wardly exposed ; orifices prolonged in a somewhat short furrow 

 elevated and callous, the furrow itself is not otherwise visible 

 towards the base and appears as continuing by a non-exca\ ate 

 callosity; mesosternum with a median carination not very 

 accentuated ; legs with the anterior femora armed with a strong 

 acute spine ; intermediate and posterior femora unarmed but 

 exhibiting, however, before the apex a sort of very obtuse pro- 

 jection ; anterior tibiae a little curved at apex, strongly dilated 

 above from the basal third ; intermediate and posterior tibioe not 

 furrowed on the upper front, subrounded, or with a slight 

 depression at the apex ; abdomen beneath a little prominent at the 

 base, the apical portion of segments 2-5, as a matter of fact, 

 projecting outwardly in a strong tubercle or spine ' mousse,' 

 angles of the sixth segment a little prominent ; ' des plages soy- 

 euses ' in the d •" {Schouteden.) 



2730, Breddiniella insignis, Schout. Ann. Soc. Ent. Behj. li, p. 45 

 (1907) ; id, WijUm. Gen. Ins. fasc. lii, p. 24, t. ii, tig. G (1907). 



" Head of a brilliant black with a median callous flavescent 

 longitudinal line enlai^ged at the base as far as the base of the 

 central lobe, lateral lobes a little wrinkled and punctate, 

 between the ocelli and the median line two longitudinal series 



