LVIII 



Sub-fara. Asopinae. 



STIRETRUS SEPTEMGUTTATUS. 



Stiretrus septemguttatiis Germ. Zeitschr. I. 1. p. 17, 14, t. I, 

 f. 5(1839). 

 STIRETRUS SMÀRAGDULUS. 



Scutellera smaragdula St. Farg. et Serv. Enc. Méth. X, p. 410. 



1 (1825). 

 STIRETRUS ATRICAPILLUS. 



Stiretrus atricapillus Westw. in Hope, Cat. Hem. I, p. 18 

 (1837). 

 STIRETRUS LYTHRODES. 



Stiretrus tythr odes Germ. Zeitschr., I, 1 , p. 14, 8 (1839). 

 STIRETRUS DECEMi3lUTTATUS. 



Scutellera decemguttata St. Farg. et Serv., Enc. méth.X, p. 410, 



2 (1825). 

 STIRETRUS LORATUS. 



Stiretrus loratus Germ. Zeitschr., I, 1, p. 15, 10, pi. 1 , f . 8 

 (1839). 

 PERILLUS CONFLUENS. 



Asopus conjluens H. S. Wanz. Ins. V, p. 77, f. 522 (1839). 

 CORYZORHAPHIS CRUCIATA. 



Coryzorlmpliis cruciata Stâl. En. Hem., I, p. 38 (1870). 

 PODISUS BIFIDUS. 



Edessa Ufda Lap. in Silb. Rev. I, p. 36 (1833). 

 PODISUS OBSCURUS var. ? 



Arma ohscura Dali., List. Hem., I, p. 100, 10 (1851). 



I identifj the two spécimens as above with doubt, as though 

 I hâve compared them with the type of Dallas's species,with which 

 in ail essentials they agrée, further comparaison with the descrip- 

 tion given by Dallas, show discrepancies in the colour of the ros- 

 trum and the ventral spine. 

 PODISUS LINEOLATUS. 



Halys lineolata H. S. Wanz. Ins. V, p. 69, f. 514 (1839). 

 PODISUS CRASSIMARGO. 



Telepta crassimargo Stâl, Rio Jan. Hem., I, p. 10, 1 (1860). 



Podisus volxemi n. sp. 



Ochraceous, thickly covered with coarse reddish punctures; 

 antennse ochraceous, the third, fourth and fifth joints somewhat 

 castaneous, second joint longest, third and fifth subequal in length 

 and shorter than fourth. Eyes pale luteous. Pronotum with the 

 anterior latéral margins crenulate and pale luteous, the latéral angles 

 broadly and conically produced and pale castaneous in hue. Scutel- 

 lum with a central levigate line not reaching base but extending to 

 apex, and with a small excavated spot at each latéral angle. 



