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I have added a mark of doubt to the specific denomination of this insect on account of 

 the different habitats given by Drury and Linnseus, although it agrees with the description 

 of Blatta -^gyptiaca given by the latter author, 



PENTATOMA FLAVICOLLIS. 



Plate XXXVI. fig. i. 



Order : Hemiptera. Suborder : Heteroptera. Section : Geocorisa, Latr. Family : Scutati, Burm. 

 Pentatomidae, Leach. 



Genus. Pentatoma, Latr. Cimex, Fabr. Burm. 



Pentatoma FLAVICOLLIS. Thorace spinoso dentatoque, supra viridis, capite thoracisque antico scutelloque basi 

 flavis. (Long. Corp. 10^ lin.) 



Syn. Cimex flavicoUis, Drury, App. vol. 2. 



Cimex albicoUis, Fabr. Ent. Sijst. 4. 98. 75. Syst. Rh. 160. 26. 



Habitat : Jamaica. 



Head and antennae dusky livid yellow. Thorax green, the fore part being livid, and the edges ser- 

 rated; the sides terminating in two spines. The fore-part of the scutellum is livid, the hinder 

 part green. Wing cases green, next the body, the extremities being transparent. Abdomen and legs 

 livid, the under side the same; fore-legs tinged with green. Rostrum slender, extending to the 

 hinder legs. 



RAPHIGASTER INCARNATUS. 



Plate XXXVl. fig. 6. 



Order; Hemiptera. Suborder: Heteroptera. Section: Geocorisa, Latr. Family: Scutati, Burm. 

 Pentatomidae, Leach. 



Genus. Raphigaster, Laporte. Cimex, Drury. 



RAPHIGASTER Incarnatus. Supra sanguineus ; capite scutelli maculis duabus, elytris unica, membranaque 

 apicali nigris. (Long. Corp. 1 unc.) 



Syn. Cimex incarnatus, Drury, App. vol. '2. 



Cimex nigripes, Fabr. Ent. Syst. 4. 106. 101. Syst. Rh. 149. 17. (Edessa n.) Wolff. Cim. 1. 11.11. t. 2. 

 f. 11. Stoll. Cim.2. 2.y. 10. Donovan Ins. India, pi. li. Jig. 1. 



Habitat : China. 



Head small, and dark blue. Antennae broken. Thorax deep orange, verged in front with blue. 

 Scutellum orange, with the fore part blue. Rather more than half the wing-cases, next the body, orange, 

 with a large blue spot in the middle of each ; the extremities ai'e of a brassy olive, and striated. Abdo- 

 men orange, with a border on its sides of cream, and blue spots ; the under side of it being cream 

 colour, with four blue spots on each side. Legs dark blue. Rostrum small and short, unless it has been 

 broken off. 



