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glossy, triangular, and black, the tip being cream-coloured and punctated. Heraelytra brownish, tinged 

 with blue, the extremities being blueish black. Abdomen red above, edged with orange and black ; 

 deep yellow beneath, with black spots on the edge. Legs deep yellow, tibiae black. Tarsi black above, 

 yellow beneath. 



CERBUS UMBROSUS. 



Plate XLV. fig;. 7. 



Order; Ilemiptera. Suborder; Heteroptera. Section; Geocorisa. Family: Coreiiix, Leacli. 



Genus. Cerbus, Hahn. Anisoscelis, Latr. Lygseus, Fabr. 



Cerbus Umbrosus. Obscure fulveseens, pronoti disco striis tribus nigris, antennarum articulo ultimo fulvo, 



elytris striis obliquis nigris notatis, membrana apicali renea nitida, femoribus tibiisque posticis serratis. 



(Long. Corp. 1 unc. 3 lin.) 

 Syn. Cimex umbrosus, Drury, App. vol. 3. 

 Habitat: Brazil. 



Head and thorax dark orange, the latter with thrfe longitudinal streaks of a darker colour. 

 Antenna? dark orange and black, the last articulation orange. Scutellum triangular, and dark brown. 

 Hemelytra striated with dark orange and brown, the extremities being of a bronze-colour and glossy. 

 Abdomen darker than the other parts. Rostrum extending to the middle legs. Legs orange-brown, 

 the hinder ones having the thighs and tibiaj serrated. 



HAMMATOCERUS CONSPICILLARIS. 



Plate XLV. fig. 8. 



Order: Hemiptera. Suborder: Heteroptera. Section; Geocorisa. Family: Reduviida;, ieat-A. 



Genus. Hammatocerus, Burm. Hammacerus, Laporte. Cimex, Vrury. 



HAMMATOCERUS CoNSPiciLLARis. Niger, elytris basi albis, macula irregulari nigra, abdominis marginibus 



rubro-maculatis. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. IJ lin.) 

 Syn. Cimex conspicillaris, Drury, App. vol.3. Laporte Hemipt. p. VJ. Burmeister Hem.p. -iSd. 2. 

 Habitat : Brazil. 



Head small and black. Antennw setaceous, black, and about half the length of the insect. 

 Thorax black. Scutellum triangular and black, but tipped with white. Hemelytra black, the base 

 white, whereon is an oblong black spot. Abdomen dark red, edged with dark red and black. Rostrum 

 short and curled, not reaching to the fore legs. Legs black. 



PENTATOMA CATENA. 



Plate XLVL fig. 1. 



Order: Hemiptera. Suborder: Heteroptera. Section; Geocorisa. Family; Pentatomidse. 



Genus. Pentatoma, Latreille. Cimex, Fabr. Drury. 



Pentatoma Catena. Albida, pronoti dorso macule magn& nigra, linea tenui alba in medio divisa, scutello 

 macula basali, altera subapicali, membranaque clyU'orum nigris. (Long. Corp. lin. 7j.) 



Sy'K. Cimex catena, Vrury, App. vol. '3. 



Habitat ; Brazil. 



