14 CATALOGUE OF 



with a little purple streak on each side beneath. Antenna? black. Thorax 

 with an oblique black streak on each side. Pectus with a purple spot 

 on each side. Abdomen beneath with purple spots along each side. Legs 

 purple ; femora red beneath. Length of" the body 6 lines. 



It will perhaps be considered as a small variety of T. cyanipex, from 

 which it may be distinguished by the purple spots on each side of the 

 abdomen beneath. 



a. ? Presented by Sir John Liddell. 



5 Tectocoris amboinensis. 



Rufus ; antennce nigra ; pedes cyanei, femoribus basi coxisgue rufis. 



Red. Antennae black. Legs blue; femora towards the base and 

 coxae red. Length of the body 8 Hues. 



Much resembles T. cyanipes, but the scutellura is rather shorter, 

 and its bind part is not narrowed as it is in that species. 

 a. Amboina. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



Genus 8. CANTAO, C. H. 17. 



1. Cantao ogellatus, C. H. 17. 



a — e. China. Presented by Major-Gen. Hardwicke. 



/. Java. Presented by J. Wilson, Esq. 



g~~j. Java. Presented by M. Serville. 



k. Silhet. From Mr. Sowerby's collection. 



I. Silhet. From Mr. Stain forth 's collection. 



m — 0. Ceylon. Presented by Major Parry. 



f. Java. From the East India Company's collection. 



q. Ceylon. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



r — t. Silhet. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



V, M. Java. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



w. ? Presented by J. G. Children, Esq. 



X — z. China. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 

 aa. ——— ? 



bb, cc. Java. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 dd. Malacca. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 ee. Coram. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 ff. Cambodia. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 gg, .? Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



2. Cantao parentum, C. H. 17. 



a. Australia. 



b. Morelon Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



3. Cantao eu pipes, C. H.\7. 

 a. Philippine Islands. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



4. Cantao bandanus. 



Ochraceus ; caput purpmeo-mgrum ; scutellum nigra sexmaculalum ; 

 pectus purpureum ; abdomen suhlus maculis lateralibus viltaque lata 

 purpureis ; pedes purpurei. Var. — (3. Scutellum nigro trimaculo- 

 tum ; vitta vcntraiis valde interrupla. 



