52 CATALOGUE OF 



36. Pachycoris leucotelus. 



Rufus ; antenncB nigra;, articulis lo et 2o rufis ; thorax nigricante-rafo 

 sex viltaius ; scutellum dimidio postico obscure rufo, macula apicali 

 Jlava ; abdomen Kubttis flavum. 



Red, short-elliptical, thickly punctured, paler beneath. Head with 

 two longitudinal furrows. Antennse black ; first and second joints red. 

 Thorax with six irregular blackish red stripes. Scutellum with nearly half 

 of the hinder part dark red ; a bright yellow apical spot. Abdomen yellow 

 beneath. Wings brown ; coriuni black, dark red along the costa. Length 

 of the body 6 lines. 



It may be distinguished from P. Schousbcei by the more obtuse front 

 of the head, and by the scutellum, which has no markings except the apical 

 spot. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



37. Paghycoets quadristriga. 



Viridi-eeneus ; thorax vitta hrevi ochracea poslice attenuata ; scutellum 

 strigis tribus ochraceis lanceolatis, la 2aque transversis connexis, 

 3a longitudinali subapicali ; abdomen subtvs vittis qualuor macu- 

 laribus viridibus. 



Greenish aeneous, shining. Head with two longitudinal furrows, which 

 diverge between the eyes and border a slight keel. Thorax with slight 

 transverse ridges and with an abbreviated orange stripe, which is atienuated 

 towards the hind border. Scutellum somewhat rugulose, with three 

 lanceolate orange streaks; first and second streaks transverse, connected 

 in the middle; third longitudinal, near the tip. Abdomen beneath ochra- 

 ceous, with two rows of green spots on each side. Fore wings brown ; mem- 

 brane whitish. Hind wings brownish. Length of the body 5 lines. 



It may be distinguished from P. Klugii by the pale membrane of the 

 fore wings. 



a. Amazon Region, From Mr. Bates' collection. 



38. Pachvcoeis chrysomelinus. 



Ater ; caput subtus purpureum ; thorax maculis duabus lateralibus vittaque 

 brevi clavata ochraceis; scutellum pmictis duobus, guttis duabus, 

 strigis duabus latis transversis maculisque tribus trigonis ochraceis; 

 abdomen subtus cyaneum. 



Deep black. Head triangular, with a slight keel between the two 

 longitudinal furrows; under side purple. Thorax with a transversely 

 elongated orange spot on each side and with a clavate abbreviated orange 

 stripe; the spots contracted in the middle. Scutellum with an orange 

 point and an exterior orange dot on each side of the fore border; two 

 broad antemediul transverse orange streaks; three triangular postmedial 

 orange spots. Abdomen beneath and legs dark blue; tarsi black. Length 

 of the body 8 lines. 



The deep black colour, the somewhat narrower form and the markings 

 distinguish it from P. Klugii. 



a, Archidona. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



