HEMIPTERA HKTEROl'TERA, S^l 



black stripe, which is attenuated towards the hind border; iinferside hlai:Ic 

 about the base of tiie anlemise, and wilh a black spul on each side of the 

 hind border; sides reflexed ; lubes of tqiial leof^lh. Rostrum black, pale 

 luteous towards the base, extending to the hind coxte. Antenna; black, 

 slender, more than half thelenfrth of ihe body; first joint extending beyond 

 the front of tlie head ; second a little more than iialf the length of the third ; 

 fourth much longer than the third. Thorax with a little transverse black 

 streak, aud with a bioad transverse snioolh space on each side near the 

 fore border; two very large black spots on the bind bonier, rounded on the 

 outer side, separated by a narrow stripe; sides much reflexed; fore angles 

 acute; hind angles much rounded. Sculellum black for more than one- 

 third of the length from the base, the black space divided on each side by 

 a slender slightly undulating pale luteous line. Pectus with three large 

 black spots, and with three exterior black dots on each side. Counexiiuin 

 with black sputs ; spiracles black ; a black spot on each ventral segment 

 from the third lo the sixth. Legs black, rather long and slender; femora 

 at the base and coxse pale luteous, the former with a pale luteous subapital 

 baud. Fore wings with two large black spots, both near the outer l)order, 

 which is pale testaceous; membrane black, with a broad pellucid border. 

 Length of the body 7^ lines. 



It has much affinity to S. decorala, which maybe distinguished by the 

 white space that includes the spots on the thorax aud ou the scutellum, 

 and by the white tip of the latter. 



a. Cuenca. From Mr. Fraser's collection. 



b. Peru. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



38. StRACIIIA NOTABILIS. 



Nigra, nilens, aspere punctata, sublus rufa; caput rufum, longiusculum, 

 lateribus vix rfjlexis ; rostrum coxas posticus longe superans ; antenna; 

 corporis dimidio paullo longiores ; thorax plagis duabus lateralibus 

 rufis ; scutellum fascia arcuata apiceque rujis ; pectus nigra sex 

 plagiatum ; venter e macuiis transversis niyris biviltalus ; pedes nigri, 

 longiusculi ; alee anlicce fascia rufa, membrana viridi nigra. 



Black, elliptical, shining, roughly and thinly punctured, bright red 

 beneath. Head bright red, elongate ; sides hardly reflexed ; lobes of equal 

 length. Kostrum black, slender, extending much beyond the hind coxx'. 

 Antennae black, slender, a little more than half the length of the body; first 

 joint not extending to the front of the head; second hardly more than half 

 the length of the third ; fourth longer th in the third, as long as the fifth. 

 Thorax with a large red patch on each hind angle, which is obtuse and 

 slightly prominent. Scutellum extending rather beyond the angle of the 

 cerium, red at the tip, and with a red curved band which joins the fore 

 border. Pectus with three large black patcbes on each side. Abdomen 

 beneath with a row of large transverse black spots on each side. Legs 

 black, rather long. Fore wings witli a red band in a line with the red tip 

 of the scutellum ; membrane greenish black. Length of the body 9 lines, 

 o. Columbia. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 b. Amazon Region. Presented by VV. W. Saunders, E-q. 



