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1.). PVRRHOCORIS CARDUELIS. 



Pyrrliocovis carduelis, Slal, Berl. Ent. Zc'u. vii. 104 — PynliDiieplus 

 cardiielis, Stal, K. Sv. Vet. .4/.-. Hand/. 1S70, 115. 



a — d. Hong Kong. P.icsenled l)y J. C. Rowring, Esq. 



IT). Pyruhocoris vittiventris. 



Foem. Niger, loiu/i~nvali.i ; roslrum coxas paslicas altingens ; antennce 

 corporis dimidio longiores, arlictilo 4o liiteo apice nic^ro ; prolkorn.v 

 riifo antice el ulrinqiie marijinutiif: ; abdomen rufiiin, sublKs nigro- 

 bivillatum ; pedes riift, feinoribus anticis vi.v incrassa/is siihf.iis 

 spinulosis ; coriuin album, rufo sitbiniirginaluin, nigra uniplagiatuin 

 el unigutlalum. 



Fetnale. Black, elongate-oval, flat, piiiictiuecl. Head triangular. 

 Eyes piceous, not prominent. Rosinini extending to the hind coxrB. 

 Antennae more than half'ihe length of the body; first joint longer than the 

 head; second very much shorter than the first; third nincli shnrler than 

 the second; fourth liHeous, black at the tip, longer than the third. Pro- 

 thorax with a well-defined transverse furrow at somewh it before the 

 middle; fore border and sides red. Abdomen red, with a black stripe on 

 each side beneath. Lejjsred; fore femora hardly incrassated, with some 

 minute spines beneath, Coriuni of the fore wings white; cosi;i and 

 interior border red ; a large black patch in the disk and a black apical dot. 

 Length of the body 4^—5 lines. 



a. North Hindostan. From Capt. Boyes' collection, 



b. North Hindostan. From Mr. Warwick's collection. 



c. North Hindostan. From Dr. Hooker's collection. 



17. Pyrrhocoris maculicollis. 



Foem. Lulescens, ellipticus, nigra punctatus, sublus niger ; caput luleo 

 bisirigalum ; roslrum coxas inlermedias attingens ; anienmc nigra, 

 corporis dimidio non longitires ; prolhorax luteus, lutcribns calloque 

 nigro-bimaculato pallidiorihus ; pectoris segmenta albo macnlata et 

 marginala ; abdominis dorsum nigrum, segmentis luleo marginatis ; 

 connexivum luleum ; mcmbrana cinerea,fusco venosa. 



Female. Dull testaceous, elliptical, black-punctured, black, smooth 

 and shining beneath. Head triangular, with two luteous streaks on the 

 vertex; middle lobe pale luteous. Eyes not prominent, Roslrum extend- 

 ing to the middle coxa?. Antenna; black, hardly half the length of the 

 body ; first joint nearly as long as the head ; second shorter than the first; 

 third much shorter than the second; fourth a little shorter than the second, 

 Prolhorax luteous, paler along each side and having ;il somewhat before 

 the middle a paler transverse callus which includes two black spots. 

 Pectoral segments with three while spots on each side and with while bind 

 borders. Abdomen black above; hind borders of tlie segments luteous, 

 Connexivum luteous. Fore femora slightly incrassated. Wings not 



