HEMIPTHRA HETEROPTERA. 514 
‘shorter than the fourth; fifth a little longer than the fourth. Thorax and 
scutellum with some small less thickly punctured spaces. Thorax without 
a transverse furrow; hind angles very ebtuse, not prominent. Scutellum 
with a dull ochraceous apical patch composed of three transverse streaks 
and of an anterior lanceolate longitudinal streak. Pectus with black 
punctures. Abdomen beneath with red punctures. Femora and tibie 
speckled with black. Corium of the fere wings punctured like the thorax ; 
membrane cinereous, brownish in front. Length of the body 5 lines. 
a, Amazon Region. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
SYMPHYLUS BIPUSTULATCS. 
Testuceus, brevi-ellipticus, fusco dense punctatus; caput lalum; thorax 
lineis nonnullis transversis indeterminatis impunctatis ; seutellum 
nigro bimaculatum; pectus et venter discis impunctatis; pedes nigro 
consperst. 
Testaceous, convex, short-elliptical, thickly and minutely brown- 
punctured, pale testaceous beneath. Head broad. Eyes tawny. Rostrum 
extending to the hind cox. Second and third joints of the antenne about 
equal in length; fourth much longer than the third. Thorax with some 
impunctate irregular transverse lines; no transverse furrow; hind angles 
very obtuse, not prominent. Scutellum with a black subcostal spot on each 
side near the base. Disk of the pectus and ef the under side of the abdo- 
men not punctured. Legs pale testaceous; femora and tibie black- 
speckled. Fore wings witha black patch at the end of the corium, which is 
punctured like the thorax; membrane brown, cinereous towards the hind 
border. Length of the body 4 lines. 
Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
SYMPHYLUS DIVERGENS. 
Testaceus, brevi-ellipticus, nigro dense punctatus ; thorax strigis sex nigri- 
cantibus obliquis; scutellum nigricante nebulosum ; pectus et venter 
discis impunctatis ; pedes nigro conspersi. 
Testaceous, convex, short-elliptical, thickly and minutely black- 
punctured. Head large, prominent, a little longer than broad. Eyes 
piceous. Rostrum black towards the tip, extending 1 rather beyond the hind 
coxe. Thorax on each side with three oblique blackish streaks which 
diverge hindward; hind angles much rounded, not prominent. Scutellum 
here and there clouded with blackish. Disk of the peetus and of the under 
side of the abdomen impunetate. Legs speckled with black. Length of 
the body 3 lines. 
The head is much larger and more elungated thau that of S. oblusus. 
a. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
SYMPHYLUS SIGNATUS. 
Cervinus, brevi-ellipticus, sublus pullide testaceus ; caput fulvo nebulosum, 
strigis duabus longitudinalibus fuscis, lobo intermedio pallide fla- 
vescente; thorax linea pallide flavescente, strigis duabus atbidis 
