!90 CATALOGUE OF 



38. DvSDKRCtlS ALBESCENS. 



Mas et fcem. Albidus, capile roslro anlennis abdominis dorso pedibiis 

 Vifimbi-anaq lie niijrii ; rostrum basi rufum, coxas pr.sticas alt'nujens ; 

 anlenncE corpore mullo breviores ; prolhorax antice subrufesceus, 

 laterib2is tiiyris ; scutellum subrufescens, nigra maryinutum ; pectus 

 luteum, sei/menlis albido marginalis ; venter rufo marginatum ; femora 

 nifa, apice nigra; corii costa nigra. 



Mule and female. Whitish. Head, rostrum, antennne, abdomen above, 

 lefjs and membr.me black. Prolhorax extendino^ to the hind coxiie ; first 

 joint red. Anleunte much more than half the leni;ih of the body; first 

 joint much lonfjerthan the head; second very much shorter than the first; 

 third very much shorter than the second ; fourth a little lon|;er than the 

 second. Prothorax with a strongly-marked transverse furrow near the 

 fore border and with reflexed black sides ; a reddish tinge in front of the 

 furrow. Scntellum with a reddish tinge, narrowly bordered with black on 

 each side. Pectus luleous; segments with whitish borders. Abdomen 

 beneath red along each side and at the tip. Femora red ; tips black. 

 Corium with a black cosla. Length of the body A\ — 6 lines. 



a — d. Fiji Islands. From the Voyage of H..M.S, Herald. 



39. Dysdercus concinn'ulus. 



Mas. Ochraceus, fusiformis, sublus rufus, anlennis pedibus mem- 

 branaque nigris ; rostrum segmenli ]i venlralis maryinem jioaticum 

 atlingens; anlenme basi rxifcv, corpora mullo breviores; segmenia 

 pectorulia et wntralia albo marginala ; femora ritfa, apices versus 

 nigra; membrana cinereo tenuiter marginala. 



Male. Orange, fusiform, red beneath. Eyes, tips of the rostrum, 

 antennffi, legs and membrane l)lack. Rostrum extending to the hind 

 border of the first ventral segment. Antenna? much shorter than the 

 body; first joint much longer than the bead, red at the base; second 

 much shorter than the first; third much shorter than the second; fourth 

 as long as the first. Protliorax with a distinct transverse furrow near the 

 fore border and with reflexed sides. Pectoral and ventral segments 

 bordered with while. Femora red, black towards the lijjs. Membrane 

 with a very narrow cinereous border. Length of the body 4^ Hues. 



a. Flores. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



Country unknown. 

 40. Dv.sDi;ucus discolor. 



Mas. Riifas, fusiformis ; ros/rum voxas poslicas atlingens ; antennce 



nigrif, corpore mullo breviores, arliculo 40 basi albo ; prolhorax 



poslice piceo fusciatu ; scultllum nonnunquum. basi picenm ; pedes 



]ncn, femoribus nonnunquam riijis ; corium piceum; innnbrana 



nigra, cinereo marginala. 



Male. Red,fusif(>rin. Rostrum extending to the hind coxae. Anteniue 



bhick, much shorter tlian the body: first joint longer ihau the head, red at 



the base; second rather shorter than the first; third very much shorter 



