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133. Pentatoma ixobthusa. 



Fulva, ovala, sal aspere fusco punctata, snbtus testacea ; caput longiascu- 

 lum, subtus flaviim ; 7-oitrum coxas posticus perpauUo superans ; 

 antenna; (jiacites, pallide testacccc, corporis cliinidio paullo longiores, 

 arliculo Ao fusco basi tcstaceo, bo dimidio apicali fusco ; thorax 

 spatiis duabus anticis glabris, latcribua vix re/lexis, angulis posticis 

 obtusis ; sculelluin apice pallida flavum, pectm nigra sexguttatuui ; 

 abdomen apice emarginaluin ; membrana cinerea. 



Tawny, oval, rather roujilily and irregularly punctiirefl, testaceous 

 beneath; punctuies brown. Head elonj^ate, yellow beneath; lobes of 

 equal length, middle lobe jialer. Eyes not prouiiiieiit. lloslmin exlendin;? 

 very little beyond the hind coxie ; lip black. Aniennje pale testaceous, 

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

 increasin<^ in leiifi-lh ; fust joint extendinji: nearly to the front of the head ; 

 fourth brown, except near the base; fifth brown for half the length from 

 the tip. Thorax with a smooth space on each side near the fore border ; 

 sides smooth, very slightly reflexed ; hind angles obtuse, hardly prominent. 

 Scutellum pale yellow towards the tip, extending a little beyond the angle 

 of the corium. Prosternum, mesosternum and melasternum with a black 

 dot on each side. Abdomen emarginaie at the tip; connexivum wilh 

 black spots along each side. Legs moderately stout ; femora towards the 

 base and coxse paler. Membrane of the fore wings cinereous. Length of 

 the body 4 lines. 



Like P. trinotata in structure. 



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



131. Pentatoma discolor. 



Pallide viridis,ovata, lata, nitens, puree punctata, subtus pallide testacea ; 

 caput parvum, pallide testaceum ; thorax antice dec iivis pallide testa- 

 ceus, angulis posticis obtusis ; scutellum upice latiusculum, macuiis 

 duabus lateralibus elougatis pallide testaccis ; pedes breviusculi, 

 libiis larsisque pallide testaccis; membrana pellucida. 



Pale green, oval, broad, shining, very thinly punctured, mostly pale 

 testaceous beneath. Head and fore part of the thorax pale testaceous. 

 Head small ; lobes of equal length. Rostrum extending to the hind coxa; ; 

 tip black. Anteniiie not more than half the length of the body; joints 

 successively increasing in length ; first not extending to the front of the 

 head. Thorax slightly shelving in front ; hind angles obtuse, not promi- 

 uent. Scutellum rather broad at the tip, extending a little beyond the 

 flexure of the corium ; an elongated pale testaceous spot on each side. 

 Legs rather short ; tibiaj and tarsi pale testaceous. Hind wings and mem- 

 brane of the fore wings pellucid. Length of the body 4 lines. 



Like P.fimbriata in structure ; scutellum rather broader at the tip. 



a. Sarawak, Borneo. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



