LEPTOSCELIS BALTEATUS. 



Plate XLIII. fig. 3. 



Order: Hemiptera. Suborder: Heteroptera. Section: Geocorisa, Latr. Family: Coreidae, Leach. 



(Anisoscelites, Laporte.) 

 Genus. Lkptoscelis, Laporte. Anisoscelis p. Burm. Lygajus p. Fubr. 

 Leptoscelis Balteatos. Thorace subspinoso ; ferrugineus, elytris linea transversa flava, femoribus postieis 



gracilibus spimilosis. (Long. Corp. 65 lin.) 

 Si-N. Cimex balteatus, Linn. Mant. 534. Fabr. Ent. Sysl. 4. 142. 27. Syst. Rh. 213. 39. (Lygaus b.) 

 Habitat : Jamaica. 



Head small and slender, red brown, striped with black. Eyes projecting. Antennae dark brown, 

 or russet colour, and almost the length of the insect. Thorax red brown, with two small yellow spots 

 in front; lying above the level of the head, and teraiinating at the side in right angles. Scutellum 

 small and angular. Hemelytra coriaceous half way down, and with the basal portion brown red ; 

 the apical membrane opake and dark brown; having a yellow bar crossing them near the middle. 

 Wings transparent. Abdomen, above, yellow, and edged with dark brown, the sides being entire ; 

 underneath, entirely dark clay-coloured. Proboscis extending to the abdomen along the breast, and 

 lying between the legs. 



CENTRIS SURINAMENSIS. 



Plate XLIII. fig. 4. 



Order: Hymenoptera. Section: MelUfera. Family: ApidtB, Leach. 



Genus. Centris, Fabr. Apis, Drury. 



Centris Surinamensis. Hirsuta nigra ; abdomine, excepto primo segmento, flavo. (Mag. Xylocop. virginica 



minor.) 

 Syn. Apis Surinamensis. Linn. Syst. Nat. 1. 2.961.52. Fabr. Ent. Syst. 2.318. 14. Syst. Piez. 355. 3. 



(Centris S.) 

 Habitat : Surinam. 



Head black. Antennae black. Tongue very long, extending to the middle of the abdomen. Thorax 

 black and hairy. Wings transparent. Abdomen deep yellow, except the basal segment which is black. 

 Breast and legs black, and covered with short hairs like pile. Hind legs very broad and thin, resem- 

 bling scales ; and at the tip of the tibiae furnished with two sharp spurs ; intermediate tibite also with 

 two shorter spurs. 



OPHION MACRURUM. 



Plate XLIII. fig. 5. 



Order: Hymenoptera. Section: Pupivora Family: Ichneumonidoe, Leach. 



Genus. Ophion, Fabr. Ichneumon, Drury. 



Ophion Macrurum. Fusco-luteum ; alls hyalinis, abdomine thorace triplo longiori ensato. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 

 8 lin.) 



Syn. Ichneumon Macrurus, ii«n. Jfajii. p. 540. Drury, Append, vol. 'i. 



Habitat : New York. 



