HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. O15 
18. ATELOCERA TIBIAT.IS. 
Fulva, lata, ovata, aspere punctata, nigro aul ferrugineo conspersa ; caput 
latum, lobis lateralibus subretusis lohbum medium non superantibus ; 
rostrum nigrum, basi fulvum, abdominis segmentum 2um attingens ; 
antenne nigra, basi fulve,articulo 30 basi testaceo; thorax nigro 
quadrivittatus, lateribus valde serratis, angulis posticis acutis bene de- 
terminatis; scutellum nigro quadrivittatum ; pedes longiusculi, sat 
validi, femoribus vix spinosis, tibiis piceis flavo late fasciatis ; ale 
antice nigro plagiate, apices versus rufescentes, membrana cinerea. 
Tawny, broad, oval, roughly punctured ; punctures black or ferruginous, 
irregular; under side more finely punctured. Head broad, rather shorter 
than the thorax; lobes of equal length; lateral lobes slightly retuse on 
each side, oblique in front. Eyes prominent. Rostrum black except 
towards the base, extending to the fore part of the second abdominal sey- 
ment. Antenne black; first joint tawny, just extending to the front of the 
head; second as long as the third, which is testaceous at the base. Thorax 
with four very irregular black stripes; sides strongly serrated; hind angles 
acute, prominent. Scutellum attenuated, with two irregular black stripes, 
extending a little beyond the angle of the corium. Legs rather long and 
stout; tibia piceous, with a broad yellow band. Fore wings with some 
black patches, partly reddish beyond the middle; membrane cinereous. 
Length of the body 73% lines. 
The spines on the femora of this species are rudimentary and hardly 
distinguishable. 
a. Old Calabar. From Mr. Jokn Gray’s collection. 
19. ATELOCERA VIRIDISCENS. 
Saturate cyaneo-viridis, lata, elliptica, subtiliter punctata, testaceo parcis- 
sime conspersa, disco subtus pallide testaceo; caput latiusculum, 
lineola postica testacea, lobis lateralibus lobum medium vix super- 
antibus; rostrum nigrum, basi pallide flavum, coxas posticas paullo 
superans ; antenna nigra@, graciles ; thorax testaceo biguttatus, angulis 
posticis obtusis ; scutellum strigis duabus apicalibus testaceis ; pedes 
longiuscult, femoribus pallide testaceis apice cyaneo-viridibus, tibiis 
posterioribus testaceo fasciatis, tarsis posticis fulvis; ale antice mem- 
brana cinerea venis nigricantibus fusco marginatis. Var. B.— Testaceo 
dense conspersa. 
Dark bluish green, broad, elliptical, minutely punctured; under side 
almost smooth, with a pale testaceous disk. Head rather broad, much 
shorter than the thorax; hind part with an indistinct testaceous longi- 
tudinal line; lateral lobes hardly extending beyond the middle lube. Eyes 
prominent. Rostrum black, pale yellow towards the base, extending a little 
beyond the hind coxe. Antenne black, slender; first joint not extending 
to the front of the head; second longer than the third. Thorax testaceous 
along each side in front, with a testaccous dot on each side in the disk 
before the middle, and with some testaceous speckles ; transverse impression 
hardly apparent; hind angles obtuse, not prominent. Scutellum not ex- 
tending beyond the angle of the corium, with some testaceous speckles and 
with two testaceous apical streaks. Abdomen bluish above, with pale tes- 
taceous marginal spots, which are also on the under side. Legs rather 
long; cox and femora pale testaceous, the latter bluish green towards the 
tips; tibie furrowed; posterior tibia with a testaceous band; hind tarsi 
