HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 17 



duabus lateralibus dentatis luteis ; pedes virides, fenioribus basi 

 coxiaque luteis, tarsis nigris. 



Bluish purple, nairow, fusiform, thickly and minutely punctured. Head 

 with two huigitudinal fuirows, wiiich diverife in front and between the eyes, 

 and coiiverjie towards the hind border; a hi ickish cupreous stripe between 

 the furrows, not cxlendiiif^ lo the face. Auteun;e black ; first and seccuid 

 joints tiiwuy at the base; second somewhat shorter than the first. Thorax 

 green alono^ the fore border, with three connected cupreous spots in (ront 

 of the transverse ridge; hind part with three broad cupreous stripes, the 

 stripe OQ each side abbreviated in front. Scutellum with a slijjht trans- 

 verse furrow, which is curved on each side to the base, and has three 

 cupreous spots iu front of it; five lar^e cupreous spots, two on each side 

 and one subapical ; a small antemedial cupreous spot on each side. Pectus 

 bright green, varied with blue and purjile. Abdomen beneath bright green, 

 with a luteous broad interrupted and abbreviated middle stripe and a den- 

 tate luteous stripe on each side. Legs green ; femoia towards the base and 

 coxae luteous ; tarsi black. Length of the body 1^ lines. 

 a. Java. Presented by J, C. Bovvring, Esq. 



10. SCUTELLERA HUMERALIS. 



Purpurea ; antenna niyrte, graciles, arliculn \o luteo ; thorax rufo bivit- 

 tatus ; scutellum maculis sex cupreis magnis indistinrtis ; pectoris 

 discus flavesccns ; abdomen sublus flavescens, vit lis duabus lalis ru- 

 fescentibus vittas duas purpureas dentatas includen/ibus ; pedes rufes- 

 centes, libiis purpureis, tarsis nigris. 



Purple, very elongate-oval, thickly and minutely punctured. Head 

 with two longitudinal furrows, which diverge between the eyes and ter- 

 minate at some distance from the hind border. Antennae black, slender ; 

 first joint luteous; second a little shorter than the first. Thorax very con- 

 vex, with a red stripe on each side. Scutellum with three large indistinct 

 soniewhat cupreous spots on each side. Pectus with a pale yellow disk. 

 Abdomen beneath pale yellow; a broad reddish stripe on each side, in- 

 cluding a purple dentate stripe. Legs reddish ; tibia purple ; tarsi black. 

 Wings black. Length of the body 7 — 7^ lines. 



a, b. New Hebrides. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



Genus 10. SOPHELA. 



Corpus rohustum, convexum, punctatum, brevi-ellipticum. Caput 

 bisulciitum. Proboscis coxas posticas ailingens. Antenna; quinque arli- 

 culaliE, corporis dimidio pauUo brcviorts; articnlus 2us lo vix brevier; 3us 

 hmgus;' 4us ;5o longior; 5us 4o squalis. Thorax loni;itudine duplo latior, 

 spinis duabus lateralibus acutis. Scutellum abdominis apicem fere ob- 

 tigens. 



Body stout, convex, short-elliptical, minutely punctured. Head with 

 two longitudinal furrows, not longer than br<)ad. Proboscis extending lo 

 the hind coxae. Antenna five-jointed, a little less than half the length of 

 the body; second joint almost as long as the first; third very much longer 

 than the second ; fourth longer than the third ; fifth as long as the fourth. 

 Thorax twice broader than long, with a distinct acute spine on each side. 

 Scutellum extending almost lo the tip of the abdomen. Legs moderately 

 stout. Costa of the corium minutely punctured. 



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