HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 45. 
Genus 15. FITHA. 
Corpus ellipticum, punctatum. Caput subleve. Antenne quadri- 
articulate; articulus lus brevis; 2us, 3us, 4usque longi, sub«equales. 
Thorax sulco transverso indeterminato. Scutellum sulco transverso basali 
arcuato. 
Body elliptical, largely punctured. Head nearly smooth. Antenne 
four-jointed; first joint short, not extending beyond the head; second, third 
and fourth nearly equal in length. Thorax with an extremely slight trans- 
verse furrow. Scutellum extending to the tip of the abdomen, with a slight 
transverse furrow, which is curved on each side to the fore border. 
The four-jointed antenne are the only character which distinguishes 
this genus from Callidea. 
1. Firua ARDENS. 
Aureo-viridis, rufo-ecupreo suffusa; verlec purpureo vittatus ; antenne 
nigra, articulo 1o bast rufescente ; thorax purpureg sex maculatus ; 
scutellum purpureo octomaculatum ; pectus flavo bistriyatum ; abdo- 
men subtus purpureo bivittatum, plaga flava; pedes rufi, femoribus 
apice tibiisque nigro-viridibus, tarsis nigris. 
Gilded green, elliptical, largely punctured. Head with two longi- 
tudinal furrows, which diverge between the eyes and converge slightly on 
the hind border; vertex purple between the furrows. Antenne black ; first 
joint reddish at the base. Thorax and scutellum mostly brilliant reddish 
cupreous. Thorax with six purple spots. Scutellum with eight purple 
spots; three on each side; seventh elongated, in the disk near the base; 
eighth subapical. Pectus with a transverse yellow streak on each side. 
Abdomen beneath with a bright purple stripe along each side, and with a 
yellow patch in the disk. Legs red; tibizw and tips of femora blackish 
green; tarsi black. Fore wings black ; space towards the base, except the 
costa, cinereous, nearly hyaline. Hind wings cinereous, nearly hyaline. 
Length of the body 4 lines. 
a. Hindostav. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
Genus 16. CHH ROCORIS, C. H. 29. 
1. CumRocoris pacanus, C, H. 29. 
a—c. Australia. Presented by Major-Gen. Hardwicke. 
d,e. Australia. Presented by J. Hunter, Esq. 
f. Sydney. Presented by Dr. Sinclair. 
g. Australia. Presented by Sir. J. Richardson. 
h. Tasmania. Presented by the Rev. H. Beaufort. 
i. Tasmania. Presented by R. Butler, Esq. 
j—n. Australia. 
o. South Australia. Presented by R. Bakewell, Esq. 
p- Moreton Bay. Presented by — Gibbons, Esq. 
q- Sydney. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
r—t. Tasmania. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
2. CuzrocorRiIs vARIEGATUs, C. H. 30. 
a—c. Swan River. From Mr. Turner's collection. 
d. Swan River. From Dr. Bacon’s collection. 
