HEMIPTERA HETEROPTEnA. 4t)9 



4. MaTXIHHUS jERUGINOSUS, 



aerugiuosus, Stal, Trans. Enl. Soc. Land. 3rd Ser. i. 600. 

 a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



5. MaTTIPHUS NIGRIDORSIS. 



nigridorsis, Stal, Trans. Ent. Soc. Land. 3rd Ser. i. 600. 



a. Punjaub. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



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



Genus 15. SALICA. 



Corpus longi-ovatum. Rostrum coxas anticas paiillo superans. 

 Antennae 5-articulatiE ; articulus2us 3o longior; 4us2o duplo longior; 5ns 

 4o paullo brevier. Thorax cornubus duobus lateralibus rectis acutis 

 latitudine basali paullo brevioribus, raargine poslico recto scutelluni paullo 

 superante. Scutelluni altenuatum, carinatum, peracutum. Sternum 

 peciorale latum, apicera versus compressum, coxas anticas attingens. 

 Abdominis segmenta subspinosa ; sexualia segmentum apicale superanlia. 

 Pedes graciles, inermes. 



Body elongate-oval. Head small. Eyes prominent. Rostrum 

 extending a little beyond the fore coxas. Antennse five-jointed; second 

 joint a little longer than the first, longer than the third; fourth twice longer 

 than the second; fifth a little shorter than the fourth. Thorax forming on 

 each side an acute horizontal directly diverging horn, which is a little 

 shorter than its breadth at the base; hind border straight, extending a little 

 over the scutelhim. Scutellum attenuated, very acute, with a distinct 

 keel. Sternal keel broad, compressed towards the tip, extending to the 

 fore coxfe. Hind angles of the abdominal segments forming short spines, 

 those of the apical segment not extending so far as the anal appendage. 

 Legs slender, unarmed; tarsi three-jointed. 



1. Salica excellens. 



Sordide teslacea; caput villa suhlililer punclala ; antennce nigrce, basi 

 leslacecB ; ihorax vix carinalus, conferlissime el sublilissime punclalus, 

 disco viridescenle, cornubus nigricante marginatis ; abdomen pur- 

 pureum, connexivo nigro luteo-maeulato ; alee anlicce membrana 

 smaragdina. 



Dingy testaceous, under side and legs paler. Head with a minutely 

 punctured stripe. Rostrum piceous. Anlennaj black; first, second and 

 third joints testaceous, the latter sometimes piceous. Thorax and 

 scutellum very thickly and minutely punctured. Thorax with a very 

 indistinct keel, its disk more or less tinged with grass-green ; horns blackish- 

 bordered. Abdomen purple above ; connexivum black, with dingy luteous 

 spots. Fore wings extremely minutely punctured; membrane emerald- 

 green. Hind wings blackish. Length of the body 10 — 12 Hues. 



a — c. Archidona. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 

 d. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



