HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 495 
obscure rufus; pedes nonnunquam obscure rufi; ale antice costa 
flavescente linea subcostali nigra, membrana cinerea nigricante 
venosa, 
Tawny. Head, thorax and scutellum roughly punctured; punctures 
mostly black. Head much longer than its breadth; lateral lobes separate, 
long, lanceolate, very slightly curved towards each other. Eyes not pro- 
minent. Rostrum extending to the fure coxe. Antenne red, slender; 
second joint hardly more than haif the length of the third; fourth a little 
shorter than the third and than the fifth. Thorax with the sides 
increasingly more strongly denticulated from the hind angles to the fore 
border; hind angles acute, prominent; space along the hind border paler 
and with pale punctures. Scutellum with four black intermediate lines 
which do not extend to the tip, the latter rounded. Sides of the pectus 
wholly black. Abdomen sometimes bright red above, more or less dark red 
beneath. Legs tawny, sometimes dark red. Fore wings yellowish between 
the costa and a black subcostal line which does not extend to the tip; 
membrane cinereous, with blackish veins. Length of the body 8 lines. 
The horns of the thorax are much shorter than those of D. furcatus. 
a, b. North China. From Mr. Fortune’s collection. 
ce. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
Genus 8. SCHISMATOPS, C. H. 359. 
1. Scuismarors onscurvs, C. H. 359. 
a. West Africa. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 
2. ScHISMATOPS INSIGNIS. 
Fulvus, confertissime et subtilissime punctatus, subtus nigricante sub- 
nebulosus ; capitis lobi laterales laneeolati, contigui, apice disjuncti ; 
antenne nigre, articulo 20 30 paullo longiore ; thorax jugo transverso, 
sulco antico abbreviate viridi, spatio postico piceo, angulis posticis 
aculis bene determinatis ; scutellum piceum, vittis duabus testaceis 
viridi marginatis ; ale antice picee, costa testacea, membrana cinerea 
nigro punctata, 
Tawny, very thickly and minutely punctured, slightly clouded with 
blackish beneath. Head a little longer than its breadth; lateral lobes 
lanceolate, contiguous except at their tips. Eyes livid, not prominent. 
Rostrum extending to the fore cox. Antenne black; second joint a little 
longer than the third. Thorax between the hind angles with a transverse 
ridge and an anterior slight metallic-green transverse furrow, the latter 
abbreviated at each end; space between the ridge and the hind border 
mostly piceous; hind angles acute, prominent. Scutellum piceous, rounded 
at the tip, with two testaceous stripes which are bordered with bright green 
on the outer side near the base. Legs tawny. Fore wings piceous; costa 
testaceous; membrane cinereous, with many black points. Length of the 
body 83 lines. 
The short angles of the thorax sufficiently distinguish it from 
S. obscurus. 
a. Birmah. From Mr. Treacy’s collection. 
