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APPENDIX. — NOTONECTID^. 



which he could uot separate from thecotypes of N. marshaUi in his 

 possession. Personally, to the time of writing I have not seen 

 the species from the East, but consider there is little doubt as to 

 its presence there, for Stal described a species, which may be con- 

 specific with the above, from China. I have given figures, drawn 

 by Mr. Knight under the microscope, of Scott's Corsican types in 

 the British Museum, so as to prevent subsequent confusion. 



Subfamily PLEINiE. (Vol. Ill, p. 46.) 



Genus PLEA. (Vol. Ill, p. 47.) 



Plea pallescens. (Vol. Ill, p. 48.) 



I figure a variety of this species in which the apex of the clavus 

 and the apical area of the corium is more or less piceous. 



Fig. Vd^.—Plea pallescens, var. 



Add: Hah. E.Bengal; Rajshai (-4»wmcZaZe), Lucknow (^nnan- 

 dale). Cochin State ; Ernakulam (Annandale). 



3111. Plea pelopea, sp. n. 



Yellowisli grey ; head with four dark spots, two at base of 

 vertex and two at base of face*, the disk distinctly punctate; 

 pronotum thickly, coarsely, reticulately punctate ; scutellum 

 coarsely punctate with the basal area brownish ochraceous, the 

 subapical area orange-yellow ; elytra coarsely darkly punctate, 

 clavus much less strongly punctate and with its apex darker, 

 sometimes castaneous ; clypeus and body beneath pitchy black ; 

 legs yellowish grey. 



* 111 these figures of Pleinsa, the artist has raised the head in profile in 

 order that the upper surface may be better seen. 



