lIliMIPTKRA IIETKHOPXKRA. 



39. COPTOSOMA SIAMICA. 



Nigra ; capitin latera late lutea ; tlwracis latera lulea, nigra strigala ; 

 sculellum luteo marginatum strigis duabus anticis transversis luteis, 

 apive subexcavutum ; vcnlris latera lulea ; pedes lulei. 



Black, finely punctured. Head about one-lLiid of the breadth of the 

 thorax ; broadly luteous on each side. Thorax on each side luteous, in- 

 cluding a black streak. Sculellum luleous-bordercd, except in front, wliere 

 there are two luteous transverse streaks between the transverse furrow and 

 the base; tip slightly excavated. Abdomen luteous along each side be- 

 neath. Legs luteous. Length of the body \\ line. 



The longer transverse luteous streaks on the sculellum and the broad 

 luteous sides of the thorax distinguish it from C. bipicslulata . 



a. Slam. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



40. CoPTOSOMA BREVI3. 



Nigra; caput viliis duabus Jlavis latis arcuatis ; antenncB fulvee ; thorax 

 fasciis duabus angustis subinterruptis subundulatis vittisque duabus 

 laleralibus nigra interlineatis Jlavis ; scute Hum fascia margineque 

 Jlavis ; venter Jlavo marginatus ; pedes Jlavi. 



Black, very minutely punctured, not longer than broad. Head one- 

 third of the breadth of the thorax, with a broad curved yellow stripe on 

 each side in front. Eyes red. Antennae tawny. Thorax with two yellow 

 lateral stripes which are interlined with black ; fore part with two narrow 

 yellow slightly interrupted and undulating bands. Scutellum yellow-bor- 

 dered, except in front, where there is a yellow band. Abdomen beneath 

 yellow along each side. Legs yellow. Length of the body l^ line. 



The speckled scutellum of C. hilaris distinguishes it from this species, 

 which may be distinguished from C. sphcerula by the continuous band at 

 the base of the scutellum. 



a. Birmab. From Mrs. Waring's collection. 



Australasia. 



41. CoPTOSOMA CINCTA, C. H. 64. 



a, b. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



42. CoPTOSOMA ICTERICA, C. H. 67. 



a, b. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cuming's collection, 

 c. Manilla. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



43. Coi'TOSOMA VEItMICULATA. 



Thyreocoris vermiculatus, Germ. Zeits, i. 29. 

 Java. 



