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5. Physopelta gutta. 

 Pyrrhocoris ffutta, Biirm. Nov. Act. Acad. Leap. xvi. Supp. 300, pi. 41, 

 f. 10; Handb. Enl. ii. 285— Physopelta bimaculata, Slal, Of v. K. V. 

 Ak. Fork. 1855, 186. 



a. Silliet. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



b. Piilo Penang. Presented by J. C. Bowriiig, Esq. 

 e. Yang-Tsze. Presented by J. C. Bovvring, Esq. 

 d. Hong Kong. 



e,/. Shanghai. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 

 g. Ceylon. Presented by Major Parry. 

 h, Silhet. From Mr. Argent's collection. 

 i. Java. From the East India Company's collection. 

 j. Philippine Isles. From Dr. Cuming's collection. 



6. Physopelta famelica. 

 famelica, Stal, Bed. Ent. Zeit. vii. 391. 



a. Ceram. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



b. Gilolo. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



c. Aru. Presented by VV. W. Saunders, Esq. 



d. Aru. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



e. Celebes. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



Var. ? Nigra,fusiformis ; caput rufum,margine posiico nigro ; antennce 

 corpore mullo brevinres, ban rufce ; prothorax rufo marginatus ; 

 venter rufus, gutlis lateralibus nigris elongatis ; femora anlica rufa, 

 apice nigra ; coriuni rufum, plaga postmedia macnlaque apicali 

 nigris ; memhrana apice albo lenuiler niarginala. 



Female. Black, fusilorm. Head red; hind border above blatk. 

 Rostrum extending to the hind coxte. Antenna? much shorter than the 

 body ; first joint longer than the head, red at the base; second as long as 

 the first, Prothorax bordered with red in front ou each side and more 

 narrowly behind; a distinct transverse middle furrow. Abdomen beneath 

 red, with a row of black elongated dots along each side. Fore femora red ; 

 lips black. Corium red, with u black transverse patch beyond the middle 

 and with a black apical spot. Membrane with a narrow white apical border. 

 Length of the body 7^ lines. 



a. Aru. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



7. Physopelta cincticollis. 

 cincticollis, Stal, Berl. Ent. Zeit. vii. 392. 

 Hindostan. 



Var. ? Nigra, fusiformis ; antenna corpore mullo breviores ; prothorax 

 fascia posiica nigra abbreviata latissima ; venter rufus, apice niger ; 

 coxa et trochanleres lutea; corium rufum, nigra bifasciatum ; 

 membrana apice cinereo marginata. 



