HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 99 



Female. Deep black, ellipticul, stout, pilose above, soniewliat allied 

 to R. Rolainlri in stnicture. Head small, triangular. Eyes not prominent. 

 Roslruni extending to the middle coxaj. Anlenniu rather stout, aI)ont hall" 

 the length of the body ; first joint shorter than the head ; second niueli 

 longer ihan the lirst; third and fourth much broader than the second ; third 

 as long as the second; fourth a little longer than the third. Prothorax 

 convex, a little narrower in front, with a distinct middle transverse furrow. 

 Legs moderately long and slender; fore femora sliglilly incrassated. Wings 

 extending to the lip of the abdomen. Corium of the fore wings with a pale 

 yellow round subapical spot. Hind wings while. Length of the body 

 3 lines, 



a. Silhet. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq, 



15G. Rhyparochromus semilucens. 



Foem. Niger, sat f/racilis, fere linearis, dense pilosus ; rostrum coxas 

 intermedias atlingens ; antenna sat validcB, corporit dimidio paullo 

 longiorcs ; prothorax sidco pnstico bene determinato, laterihus albis 

 suhrejlcxis ; venter ferrugineus, fenioribus basi tarsisquc luleis his 

 apice nigris ; corium dimidio basali lestaceum nigra liueutum, macula 

 subapicali alba; mcmbrana diaphana, basi fuscn. 



Female. Black, rather slender, nearly linear, thickly pilose. Head 

 small, triangular, acute in front. Eyes slightly prominent. Rostrum 

 extending to the middle coxa). Antenna; rather stout, a little more than 

 half the length of the body ; first joint short; second and third of equal 

 length; fourth longer than the third. Prothorax a little narrower in front; 

 sides white and slightly reflexed ; a well-defined transverse furrow near the 

 hind bor<ier. Abdomen ferruginous beneath. Legs slender, moderately 

 long; coxfe luteous ; femora luteons towards the base ; tarsi luteous, with 

 blackish tips. Wings extending to the tip of the abdomen. Corium of 

 the fore wings testaceous and with black lines for half the length from the 

 base, a while transverse spot near the tip; membrane pellucid, brown 

 towards the base. Length of the body 2h lines. 



The left antenna; of the spceimeu described has only three joints; the 

 second and third are ecpial in length to the second, third and fourth of the 

 right antenna. In structure it resembles the group Perilrechus. 



a. North IJiudostan. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



157. Rhyparochromus extremus. 



Foem. Niger, longi-elli]>ticus ; caput parvum, lobo intermedia carinato 

 apice fulvo ; jjrolhorax fere planus, vtargine antico laterihnsijue 

 J'errugineis ; pedes sat validi, tibiis tarsis(jue fulvis, illis spinosis ; 

 corium festacco venosum et punclatum ; mcmbrana fuscescente cinerea, 

 transverse vcnosa. 



Female. Black, finely punctured, elongate-elliptical. Head small, 

 nearly triangular; middle lolie forming a very slight keel, tawny at the tip. 

 Eyes not prominent. Rostrum ta\\ny, extending to the middle coxa'. 

 AntenniB iriutilated in the specimen described. Prothorax nearly flat, 

 narrower in front, with a smooth callus on each side near the lore Ijorder, 

 which like the sides is ferruginous. Legs rather stout, moderately long; 



