10 CATALOGUE OF 
two spots. Abdomen beneath lurid, excepting the sides and a subapical 
band. Length of the body 8 lines. 
a. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
Australasia. 
14. Pacriocoris Lonerrostris, C. H. 14. 
a. Java. Presented by M. Serville. 
15. Pacinocoris vives, C. H. 14. 
a. Java. From Mr, Argent’s collection. 
16. Pa@cILocoris MELANOCEPHALUS. 
Rufus; caput nigrum; thorax macula nigra magna subquadrata mar- 
ginem anticum attingente ; scutellum basi maculisque quatuor late- 
ralibus nigris ; pectus purpureum ; abdomen subtus nigro sex macu- 
latum ; pedes purpuret, tarsis nigris. 
Red, elliptical, finely punctured. Head black, with two longitudinal 
furrows, which diverge between the eyes. Thorax with a large subquadrate 
black spot, which is narrower in front, where it joins the fore border. Scu- 
tellum with two black spots on each side; first and second spots anteme- 
dial, triangular, nearly connected; third and fourth transverse, postmedial, 
slightly separated from each other; a transverse furrow curved on each side 
to the base, which is black. Pectus mostly purple. Abdomen beneath 
with a black spot near the base; fourth and fifth segments with a black 
spot on each side; sixth with one black spot. Legs purple; tarsi black. 
Wings brown; corium black. Length of the body 8 lines. 
a. Amboina. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
Country unknown. 
17. Pa@cILocoris SATURATUS. 
Saturate purpureo-rufus, subtus fulvus ; caput vittis duabus pallidiori- 
bus, punctis viridibus ; thorax cyaneo marginatus, linea transversa 
pallida biangulata indistincta, maculis tribus nigris ; scutellum 
fasciis duabus e maculis nigris. 
Very dark purplish red, thickly and minutely punctured, tawny be- 
neath. Head with two paler stripes; punctures mostly metallic-green ; 
under side with a metallic-blue streak on each side. Antenne black ; 
first joint tawny. Thorax bordered with metallic-blue on each side; an 
indistinct transverse paler reddish line, angular on each side, its hind 
border nearly connected with three black spots. Scutellum with two 
transverse lines of black spots; first line on the fore border, composed of 
six spots; second antemedial, with four spots. Legs pilose; tibie and 
tarsi metallic-green above. Fore wings purplish blackish; costa of the 
corium purplish red, punctured; membrane semihyaline. Hind wings 
whitish, hyaline ; apical half dark brown. Length of the body 7 lines. 
The colour of this species and its more slender antenne distinguish 
it from P. pulcher. 
a. 
? From Mr. Harrington’s collection. 
