HEMIPTERA HETICROrXERA. 87 



2. ASTEMMA STVLOPHTHALMA. 



stylophthalinum, Stal, K. Sv. Vet. Ak. Handl. 1870, 91. 

 Nortli Brazil. 



Var. ? Mas. Atra, fere linearis ; rostrum coxas intermedias atlingens ; 

 antennce corporis dimidio longiores ; prolhorax aniice, pectus el 

 venter cano tomentosa ; venter Jlavo latissime bifasciatus ; corium 

 IcEte ochraceum. 



Male. Deep black, nearly linear, very finely punctured. Head trian- 

 gular; front nearly perpendicular. Eyes slightly petiolated, obliquely 

 ascending. Rostrum extending to the middle coxae. Antennce more than 

 half the length of the body ; first joint longer than the head ; second about 

 half the length of the first ; third much shorter than the second ; fourth 

 rather shorter than the first. Prothorax with hoary tomentum in fmut of 

 the strongly-marked transverse middle furrow. Pectus and under side of 

 the abdomen with hoary tomentum, the latter with two very broad yellow 

 bands in the middle. Fore femora slightly incrassated, with two minute 

 subapicai spines beneath. Corium very bright orange. Length of the body 

 6 lines. 

 a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus 16. ACTNOCORIS. 



Acinocoris, Hahn, Wanz. Ins. ii. 113. Serv. Hist. Hem. 274. 



1. Acinocoris lunatds. 



Cimex lunatus, Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. .302 — Cimex lunaris, Gmel, ed. Syst. 

 Nat. i. 2, 178— liygseus lunulalus, i^air. Ent. Syst. iv. 1G7; Syst. 

 Rhyn. 232 — Lygsens calidus, Fabr. Syst. Rhyn. 230 — Lygseus lunu- 

 latus, Fabr. Syst. Rhyn. Index, 16 — Acinocoris calidus, Hahn, IVanz. 

 Ins. ii. 114, pi. 64, f 194. Blanch. Hist. Ins. 128 — Largus kinu- 

 latus, Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. 282. Blanch. Hist. Ins. 227— Largus 

 interruptus, H.-Sch. H'anz. Ins.'w. 181, pi. 317, f. 978 — Acinocoris 

 lunatus, Slal, Hem. Fabr. i. 81 — Largus lunatus, Stal, K, Sv. Vet. 

 Ak. Handl. 1870, 92. 



a. Para. Presented by R. Graham, Esq. 



b. Para. Presented by J. P. G. Smith, Esq. 



2. Acinocoris lunulatus. 

 Lygaeus lunulalus, Fabr. Syst. Rhyn. 232— Largus lunulatus, Burm. 

 Handb. Ent. ii. 282 — Acinocoris interruptus, H.-Sch. IVanz. Ins. ix. 

 118, pi. 317, f. 978. 



Cayenne. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 

 b — d. Tapayos. Frono Mr. Bates' collection. 

 e. Peru. From M. Degand's collection. 



Note. — Cimex oculi-cancri, Deg. Ins. iii. 343, pi. 34, f. 24. Tii/n. 

 Hist. Nat. Ins. iv. 274, may belong to this genus. 



