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slender, a little more than half the length of the body ; joints from the first 

 to ihe fourth successively increasing in length ; first not extending to ihe 

 front of the head ; filth a little shorter than the fourth. Thorax with an in- 

 terrupted and irie;^ular testaceous baud near the fore border ; hind augles 

 much rounded, not prominent. Scuteilum extending a little beyond ihe 

 angle of the corium. Pectus pale green. Abdomen beneath testaceous, 

 with a green tinge on each side. Legs testaceous, stout; tibix' and tarsi 

 reddish. Fore wings re<i al jng the costa and along ihe hind border; niera- 

 braue pale cinereous. Length of the body 4 lines. 



a. Amazon Region, Fiom Mr. Bates' collection. 



51. Pentatoma basalis. 



Saturate viridis, nileiis, suhlus teslacea; antenncE testacea;, corporis 

 dimidio non lomjhires ^ arliculis 4o 5oque nigricantibus basi teataceis ; 

 ihiirax fascia anlica teslacea lata indeterminata, anyuiis poslicis 

 oblusis; scuteilum aplce alio marginatum; venter maculis duabus 

 nigris ; pedes teslacei ; aim anticw Uluris parois albidis ; membrana. 

 cinereu fusco unimaculata. 



Deep green, elongate-oval, shining, thinly and roughly punctured, 

 testaceous beneaih. Head testaceous ; lobes of equal length; middle lobe 

 very narrow. Rostrum testaceous, extending a little beyond the middle 

 coxa3 ; lip black. Antennae testaceous, slender, about half the length of 

 the body; joints from the first to the fourth successively increasing in 

 length; fiisl not extending to ihe front of the head; fourth and fifth 

 blackish, testaceous towards the base; fifth nearly as long as the fourth. 

 Thorax with an irregular testaceous baud, which extends interruptedly to 

 the biirder; hind angles obtuse, not prominent. Scuielluiu extending a 

 little beyond the angle of the corium, paler towards the tip, vvheie it is 

 bordered with white. Abdomen with a black spot on the fiist ventral seg- 

 ment and another on the secimd. Legs testaceous, stout. Fore wings 

 with a few small whitish marks on the corium; membrane cinereous, witli 

 a brown spot near the costa before the middle. Length of the body 

 4 lines. 



a. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



62. Pentatoma vauicornis. 



Viridescenle teslacea, lata, nigra punctata ; capitis lobi laterales lobum 

 medium stiperantes, apice contigui ; anlennce corporis dimidio 

 longinres, nigra conspersw, apices versus rufescenles, articulo Ao nigra- 

 faseialo ; thorax lateribus subrejlexis, aiigulis poslicis oblusis ; scuteL 

 turn maculis septem basalibus unaqae discali nigris ; venter sub- 

 sulcalus ; pedes nigra conspersi, tibiis sulcatis ; aim aniicm nigra 

 tripliigiatm, membrana fusccscenle. 



Testaceous, oval, broad, slightly tinged with green, roughly punctured ; 

 punctures black. Head C(jnical ; lateral lobes conniving beyond the 

 middle lobe, which is laiiceolale. Rostrum extending to the hind coxie ; 

 tip black. Antenna; slender, more than hall the length of the body; first 

 and second joints speckled with black; first extending to the front of iho 

 Lead ; third speckled with black towards the babc, reddish towards the lip, 



