IIE^riPTERA IIETEROPTERA. 173 



Female. Black, elliptical, pubescent. Head triangular. Eyes not 

 prominent. Ilostruiu piceous, extending- to the hind coxa;. Antenn;c 

 much shorter than the body; first joint lon^'er than the head; second as 

 long as the first; third much shorter than the second ; fomlh with a white 

 hand near the base, a little longer than the fust. Prothorax with a slight 

 transverse middle furrow; hind angles red. Pectoral segments burdered 

 with dark red. Fure femora slightly incrassated, setulose beneath. Corium 

 wiih two large red triangular spots, one at the base, the oiher beyond the 

 middle. Length of the body ;?i lines. 



a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



Genus 3. ROSCIUS. 

 Roscius, Slal, Hem. Afr. iii. 8. 



1. Roscirs elongatus. 

 Pyrrhocoris elongatus, Schauin, Ber. Akad. IP'is.i. Berl. 1853, 358; Peters, 

 Rei.te Mozamb. /h.v. 46— Roscius elongatus, >S'/«/, Hem. Afr. iii. 8 ; 

 K. Sv. Vet. Ak. Hundl. 1870, 109. 



Mozambique. 



2. Roscius longirostris. 



Cimex longiroslri*, Drurij, Ins. iii. GO, pi. 43, f 5 — Lygaeus Guineensis, 

 Fabr. 6\i/nt. Rhi/n. 216 — Roscius (Callibaphus) longirosiris, Slal, Hem. 

 Fabr. i. 83 — Callibaphus longirosiris, Stal, K. Sv. Vet. Ak. Handl. 

 1870, lOS. 



Guinea. 



3. Rosens QUADRIPLAGIATUS. 



Pyrrhocoris quadriplagiatus, Schaum, Ber. Akad. JViss. Berl. 1853, 358; 

 Pet. Reise Mossamb. Ins. 45 — Roscius quadriplagiatus, Stal, K. Sv. 

 Vet. Ak. Handl. 1870, 108. 



Mozambique. 



Var. ? Mas. Ni(/er, fusiformis, stibtus rnfus ; cupnl antice rufum; 

 rostrum segmenti 2/ ventralis marginem jwslieum althi'jens ; antnnxe 

 basi riifie ; prolhorox Jluvo mrirginatus ; pectus al bo sex-macnlatum ; 

 pedes loniji, f/raciUs ; corium inaculis duabus striijaque costali basaii 

 JJavis. 



Male. Black, fusifurm, red beneath. Head red in front of the eyes, 

 which are piceuus and slighlly prominent. Rostrum black, extending to 

 the hind border of the second ventral segment. Anteiinx' black, slender; 

 {ir>t joint red at the base, much longer than the head. Piothorax with a 

 yellow border, which is broadest along the hind angles; transverse furrow- 

 very slight; sides hardly elevated. Pectus with three large white spots on 

 each side of the disk near the eox;e. Legs black, long, slender; fore 

 femora unarmed. Corium with two large yellow spots which join the 

 costa ; first s|)ot connected with a yellow costal stieak, which extends from 

 ihe base. Length of the body 10 line'-. 



a. Congo. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



