HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 191 
3. CEPHALOPLATUS SPURCATUS. 
Sordide testaceus, fusco dense conspersus ; caput spinis duabus lateralibus 
obliquis; thorax linea transversa pallidiore angulosa indistineta, 
lateribus anticis dilatatis serratis indistinelis ; scutellum basi pallido 
punctatum; venter disco nigricante, villa testacea nigro maculata ; 
pedes testacei, femoribus fusco conspersis; ale antice membrana 
cinerea fusco punctala. 
Dingy testaceous, thickly speckled with brown, elliptical, nearly flat. 
Head rather less than half the breadth of the thorax, with an oblique spine 
on each side in front of the eye; lateral lobes rounded, extending somewhat 
beyond the middle lobe. Rostrum dull testaceous, extending to the hind 
coxe. Antenne less than half the length of the body; first joint not ex- 
tending to the front of the head. Thorax with a paler indistinct transverse 
zigzag line; sides in front dilated, serrated and porrect. Scutellum with 
three or five pale points on the base. Abdomen beneath with a blackish 
disk and with a testaceous stripe, which has three black spots. Legs dull 
testaceous; femora speckled with brown. Membrane of the fore wings 
cinereous, with brown points. Length of the body 4% lines. 
The serrated sides of the thorax distinguish it from C. australis. 
a--d, North Australia. Presented by J. R. Elsey, Esq. 
Genus 17. ABASCANTUS. 
Abascantus, Stal, A. S. BE. F. 4me Ser. iv. 51. 
1. ABASCANTUS LOBATUS. 
lobatus, Stal, A. S. BE. F. 4me Ser. iv. 52. 
. Brazil. 
Genus 18. MACROTHYREUS. 
Macrothyreus, Fieb. Abhandl. Kong. Bohm. Gesell. Wiss. vii. 457. 
1. MacroTHyREUS ANNULICORNIS. 
annulicornis, Fieb. Abhandl. Kong. Bohin. Gesell. Wiss. 458. 
Brazil. 
Genus 19. HYPATA. 
Hypata, Stal, Rio Jan. Hem. 15. 
1. Hypatra EXIMIA,. 
eximia, Stal, Rio Jan. Hem. 16. 
Rio Janeiro. 
Genus 20. DRINOSTIA. 
Drinostia, Stal, Stett. Ent. Zeit. xxii. 143. 
1. DrtNosTIa FISSICEPS. 
fissiceps, Stal, Stett. Ent. Zeit. xxii. 143. 
a. North China. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
