HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. '249 



the fore wiiifjs (Ink cinereous ; veins Iirovvn, slightly reticulated. Length 

 of ihe l)()(ly 4 lines. 



It closely lesembles E. rcdiictus, but the slructure of the anteuuije is 

 different, and ihe spines are lonjjer and more acute. 



a. Venezuela. From Mr. Birschell's collecliou. 



^ 39. EUSCHISTUS ADJUNCTOR. 



Prasinu!), scile punclatus, subius glaucescens ; caput villa purpurascenle 



rufa postice dilatala ; anlcnncB nigra bifasciato', apice fulme ; thorax 



fascia rufescente, punctis diiobvs anterioribus niyris, spinis robuslis 



acittis obliquis ; venter punctis lateralibus niyris ; tarsi pallide lutei. 



Grass-green, oval, thickly and minutely punctured, glaucous-green 



beneath. Head witii a purplish red stripe, which is dilated between the 



eyes; lobes of equal length. Rostrum extending a little beyond the hind 



coxse; tip black. Antennae slender, hardly half the length of the body ; 



(irst joint not extending to the front of the head ; third a little longer than 



the second, black towards the tip; fourth a little longer than the third, 



black except near the base ; fifth tawny, shorter than the fourth. Thorax 



wiih a reddish band, with a transverse callus on each side in front and 



with two intermediate black points; sides crenulated in front; spines stout, 



acute, inclined obliquely forward. Scutellum extending to the angle of 



the corium. Abdomen beneath with a row of black points on each side. 



Legs slender; tibias furrowed ; tarsi pale luieous. Membrane of the fore 



wings pellucid. Length of the body 3 lines. 



It is very nearly allied to E. perditor, but in the latter the spines of 

 the thorax are shoner and broader and less inclined forward, and the body 

 is lestactous beneath. 

 a. Belise, Honduras. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Country unknown. 

 40. RuscHtsTus TuoiiAcicus, C. H. 202. 



Genus 6. ZALEGA. 

 Zalega, Am. et Serv. Hem. 139. 



1. Zai.kga fukcifkons. 

 furcifrons, Am. et Serv. Hem. 139. 

 Surinam. 



Genus 7. DICERiEUS, C. II. 208. 

 J. Dicr:RyEus mklacanthus, C //. 208. 

 a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's colkcliou. 



2. DiCEIi.EUS LKU( OSTIGMA, C H. 209. 



a. Para. Prestiiud by R. Graham, hsq. 



b. Para. From .Mr. Hatts' culicLtion. 



c. Santuiem. limn Mr. Bates' collection, 







