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green or blue, more or less variegated with other colours ; 
distinguished from the other genera of the Pentatomina by 
having the orifice of the odoriferous sac indistinctly indicated 
and im-marginate, and the margins of the head reflexed. 
The species are in many cases very closely allied and the 
markings are often very variable, but we have only two 
3ritish species which are easily distinguished from each 
other ; they occur by sweeping and are both uncommon. 
(2) 1. Bright red with black-blue markings. : . FRSTIVA. 
(1) 2. Green with ochreous or reddish markings. . OLERACKA. 
S. festiva, Linn.; (ornata, D. and S.).—Shining red, with 
large black spots, membrane, antenne and legs black. 
Head black, deeply punctured, central lobe depressed, 
margins raised, red; pronotum red, with the anterior and 
lateral margins narrowly reflexed and with a raised trans- 
verse line just before the middle, dise largely and remotely 
punctured, with two black spots in front and four behind ; 
scutellum punctured, red, with a large basal spot and two 
small lateral apical spots blue-black ; elytra punctured, red, 
with a large spot entirely covering the clavus, and extend- 
ing in two lobes across the inner part of the corium and a 
small round apical spot, blue black ; membrane black ; con- 
nexivum red, abdomen above mostly red; beneath with the 
centre and a row of large spots down each side black, legs 
black. 
L. 6-7 mm. 
Rare; Alton on a gooseberry bush, Dallington Forest, 
Battle on Umbellifers, Butler; Hastings, Deal, Cardiff, 
Dillups ; Tonbridge, Blateh ; Stockbury, Kent, Champion ; 
Norwich. 
8. oleracea, Zinn.—Shiuing, bronzy or olive green, with 
yellow or red markings, antennz black, posterior.and inter- 
mediate tibiz banded with yellow. Head bronzy green, 
its margins whitish; pronotum bronzy or bluish-green, 
remotely punctured, anterior and lateral margins re- 
flexed and pale, dise with a broad pale dorsal stripe 
