HEMIPTERA IIETEKOPTERA. 387 



28. CUSPICONA AUSTRALIS. 



Rhynchocoris australis, Hope, Cat. Hem. 30. 

 Australia. 



29. CUSPICONA INQUINATA, 



Rhyncliocoris inquiiiata, Hope, Cat. Hem, 29. 



a. Australia. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



b. JMoreton Cay, From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



30. CCSPICONA PRASINAXA. 



prasiuata, Slal, Eug. Resa, 231. 

 Sydney. 



31. CUSPICOXA AUHICORNIS. 



Prasina, ovata, rude punctata., suhtun lutea ; caput longiusculum, sub- 

 rufjulosum, lobo medio lobon lalcrales vix siiperante ; rostrum srg- 

 mentum ventrale 2um utlingens ; thorax spatiis anticis glubris, spinis 

 lateralibns ochraceis longis robustis subaculis subascendentibui ; abdo- 

 men apice blspinosum, ventre viridi biviltalo, spina ventrali coxas 

 posticus attingenle ; membrana limpida. 



Grass-green, oval, roughly punctured, luteous beneath. Head elongate, 

 slightly rugulose, with a short slight ridge on each side of the middle lobe, 

 which extends very little beyond the lateral lobes. Rostrum luteous, 

 extending to the middle of the second ventral segment; lip black. An- 

 tenniB luteous; first joint not extending to the front of the head; second 

 rather shorter than the third. Thorax with some smooth spaces near the 

 fore border ; hind angles forming two long stout ochraceous slightly acute 

 and ascending spines. Under side of the abdomen slightly keeled, with a 

 broad short pale green stripe on each side; two stout acute apical spines; 

 ventral spine extending to the hind coxk. Legs luti'ous. llind wings 

 and membrane of the fore wings colourless. Length of the body bl^ lines. 



Queensland. In the National Museum at Melbourne, 



32. CWSPICONA LEDCOSPILA. 



Lutea, longi-ovata, rude punctata ; rostrum coras medias paullo supcrans ; 

 antennce corporis dimidio breviorcs ; thoracis spincc Ititerales robusta;, 

 acutce, apice nigr<e ; scutcllum fascia pnllide viridi, apice tcstaceo- 

 albo ; abdomen apice bispinosum, spina ventrali coxas posticus attin- 

 yente ; alee anticce pallide viridcs, membrana limpida vcnis fuscu 

 nebulosis. 

 Luteous, elongate-oval, roughly punctured. Head rounded in front; 

 lobes of equal length. Rostrum extending a little beyond the middle 

 coxa;; tip black. Antenn;c less than half the length of the liody ; first 

 joint not extending to the front of the head ; second very little shorter than 

 the third, which has the same proportion to the fouith. Thorax not trans- 

 versely im])ressed; hind angles foiniing two stout acute directly diver;;ing 

 spines, which have black lips. Sculcllum wilb a pale green baud beyond 



