550 CATALOGUE Of 



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EUSCHISTUS BirOEMIS. 



Var. ? Pallide suhochraceus, lovgi-ovaliit, fusco aul nigra eonspaysiis ; 

 antenna: nigricantea, basi pallide ochracece nigra consperscB ; thoracis 

 anguli postici nigricanles, prodiicti, ohtusi ; sculellum el cnrium 

 ochraceo pustnlata ; pedes nigra conspersi ; membrana obscure 

 fusca. 



Dull pale ochiaceous, elonjjate-ova], thickly and minutely speckled 

 above with brown or with black, 1)righter beneath. Head elongate, 

 rounded in front; lobes of equal length. Eyes piceous. Antennae 

 blackish ; first joint pale ochraceous, speckled with black. Thorax on each 

 side in front with a slender transveise callus which emits a reflexed fork 

 from its fore side; sides slightly serrated in front; hind angles blackish, 

 prominent, obtuse. Scutellum and corium with several small dull pale 

 ochraceous pustules. Scutellum narrow towards the tip, which is rounded. 

 Femora and tibiae speckled with black. Membrang dark brown. Length 

 of the body 5 lines. 



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



EUSCHISTUS COMPTUS. 



Sordide testaceus, ovalis, nigra punctatus ; caput vitta lutea antice ahhre- 

 viata; antenna; rufce, basi testacea; ; thorax plagiala punctatus, jugo 

 transversa pnl/ide testacea, angulis posticis peracutis ; scutelhun 

 punctata subvittatum ; abdomen piirpureo-nigrum, connexica fidvo 

 festaceo. guttata, ventre achraceo ; pedes nigra conspersi, membrana 

 pallide cinerea. 



Dingy testaceous, oval, thinly and minutely black-punctured. Head 

 elongate, rounded in iront, with a pale luteous stripe which does not extend 

 10 the fore border. Eyes piceous. Antennae bright red ; first joint testa- 

 ceous; second shorter than the third. Thorax with the punctures mostly 

 arranged in patches ; a pale testaceous ridge between the hind angles, which 

 are prominent and very acute, the usual transverse callus on each side 

 indistinct; sides serrated. Scutellum with the punctures incompletely 

 arranged in stripes; tip rounded. Abdomen beneath ochraceous ; upper 

 side purplish black; connexivum tawny, with testaceous dots. Femora 

 and tibiae thickly and minutely black-speckled. Membrane pale cinereous, 

 with pale veins. Hind wings colourless, with brilliant green reflections. 

 Length of the body 4^ lines. 



Much allied to M. bijibula, but the scutellum is broader towards the 

 tip. 



a. Oajaca. From M. Salle's collection. 



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DlCER^US PICEUS. 



Picens, dense ct aspere punctatus ; capitis lohi laterales lanceolali, sub- 

 arcuati, subascendentes ; antennce rufescentes ; thoracis latera serrata 

 antice spinosa, spinis posticis longis subobliquis subasccudenlibus ; 



