500 CATALOGUE OF 



Pentatoma im munis. 



Teslacea, longi-elliptica, dense et subtililer punctata; caput nigra mar- 

 ginatum; thorax fusco bipunclatus, lateribus subrvfescentibus, 

 angulis posticis acutis subproductin ; scutelluui punclis duobus basali- 

 bus punctoque apicali nigris ; alcB anlicce disco subrufescente, rnem- 

 brana cinerea. 



Testaceous, elongate-elliptical, thickly and minutely punctured, a little 

 paler beneath. Head elongate, much rounded in front, very narrowly 

 bordered with black. Eyes black, rather prominent. Rostrum extending 

 very little beyond the hind coxae ; tip black. Antenna; slender; joints from 

 the first to the fourth successively increasing in length; first reaching 

 nearly to the front of the head ; fifth a little shorter than the fourth. 

 Thorax with a brown point on each side in the disk behind the two trans- 

 verse calli ; a reddish tinge along the straight sides ; hiud angles acute, 

 rather prominent. Scutellum with a black point on each basal angle and 

 with another at the tip, towards which it is attenuated. Legs slender. Fore 

 wings with a slight reddish tinge in the disk ; membrane cinereous. Length 

 of the body 6 lines. 



Allied to Pentatoma {Veterna) natalensis, Stal. It may be distinguished 

 from P.corticina and from P. pavida by the more acute hiud angles of the 

 thorax. 



a. Cape. Presented by K. Trimeu, Esq. 



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Pentatoma obtusa. 



Fulva, sat lata, dense et svbliliter fusco punctata, subtus viridi-fiava ; 

 capitis lobi laterales lobum medium pauUo superantes ; antennw 

 saturate rnfce, basi pallide testacece, apice picece ; thoracis cornua 

 nigricanlia, rotundata, brevissima, lalissima ; latera antica sub- 

 denlata ; pedes nigro conspersi ; membrana pellucida. 



Tawny, rather broad, thickly and minutely punctured, pale greenish 

 yellow beneath ; punctures brown. Head elongate, rounded in front, with 

 some smooth calli on the hind border; lateral lobes extending a little 

 beyond the middle lobe. Antenuse deep red ; first joint pale testaceous at 

 the base; joints from the second to the fifth successively increasing in 

 length ; fourth and fifth piceous, red at the base. Thorax with a transverse 

 callus on each side in front; hind angles blackish, forming two short 

 rounded and very broad horns ; sides slightly dentate near the fore border. 

 Scutellum rounded at the tip. Legs minutely speckled with black. Mem- 

 brane colourless. Length of the body 6 lines. 



This is a species of Pentatoma, though the sides of the thorax are 

 slightly notched iu front like those of Euchislus. 



a, Japan. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



