246 CATALOGUE OF 



West Indies. 



15. EirsciiiSTUs PALLiPEs, (7. //. 204. 



a, h. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



c, d. Jamaica. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



16. ElTSCHISTUS CROCIPES, C. H. 204. 



a—c. South America. From Mr. Children's collection. 



d. St. Domingo. From Mr. Hearne's collection. 



17. EUSCHISTUS ACUMINATUS. 



Testaceuii,scite pu7ictatus ; ante nnw pa Hide testaeete ; thorax fiscia liluris 

 duubus hamalis spinisque nigris ; scutellum nigro gutlatum apice 

 flavo-albtim ; alee anticcB nigro unigultatcB. 



Testaceous, nearly oval, minutely punctured, partly and slightly 

 greenish beneath. Head conical; lobes of equal length; lateral lobes 

 much rounded in front. Rostrum with a black tip, exieiiding to the hind 

 coxffi. Antennae paler than the body and rather more than half its length; 

 first joint not extending to the front; second a little longer than the first; 

 third nearly twice (he length of the second ; fourth a little longer than the 

 third ; fifth rather shorter than the fourth. Thorax with a black hook- 

 shaped mark on each side in front and with a black band between the 

 spines; this band is dentate on the fore side and diffuse on the hind side ; 

 spines black, stout, prominent, slightly ascending. Scutellum with some 

 black dots on the fore border and on the fore part of each side; tip 

 yellowish while. Legs paler than the body. Fore wings with a black dot 

 in the disk; membrane cinereous. Length of the body 5^ lines. 



The band of the thorax, the more acute spines and the fore wings 

 without pale points distinguish it from E. apicalis. 



a, b. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



18. EUSCHISTUS REDUCTUS. 



Slramineus, rufescente conspersus ; caput nigricante marginatum ; antennce 

 gruciles, corporis dimidio vix longiores ; thorax lateribus subserratis, 

 spinis lalis aculis nigro marginatis ; abdomen dorso ochraceo, punctis 

 ventraiibus marginaUbus niyris ; alec anticie membrana subreliculata. 



Straw-colour, elliptical, minutely and irregularly punctured ; punctures 

 reddish ; under side and legs paler. Head conical, with two blackish very 

 slender marginal lines; lobes of equal length. Rostrum with a black tip, 

 extending to the middle coxae. Antennae slender, hardly more than half 

 the length of the body ; first joint extending nearly to the front of the 

 head; second much shorter than the third ; third and fifth a little shorter 

 than the fourth. Thorax slightly serrated on each side in front; spines 

 broad, acute, prominent, bordered with black. Scutellum smooth at the 

 tip. Abdomen ochraceous above; underside with black marginal points 

 on the sutures of the segments. Legs slender. Membrane of the fore 

 wings pale cinereous; veins brown, slightly reticulated. Length of the 

 body 4 lines. 



