HEMIPTERA nETEROPTEUA. 2^25 



Dingy lurid, elliptical, iniiiulely iiunclui'cJ ; punctures IdacV, which 

 line liere and tliere f'oi'nis patches; under side dull tawny. Head a little 

 shorter than the thorax; middle lobe not extending heyond the lateral 

 lobes. Eyes very prouiinenl. J'usiruni very slender, extending <a little 

 beyond the hind border of the first abdominal segment. Antennae very 

 slender, much shorter than the body; first joint not extendinji^ to the front 

 of the head, full IimIF the length of the second, which is a little shorter than 

 the third ; lourlli and lilih Idack, a litih; longer than the third ; fifth shorter 

 than the fourth. Tin'rax wiih the usual transverse impression, between 

 which and the hind bcu'der tliere is a broad lurid stripe; hind angles slightly 

 acute, not proniinent. Scutellum m^t extending beyond the hind angle of 

 the c<iriiim. Legs rather long and slender; tarsi and tijis of the femora and 

 of the iibiiT blackish. Fore wings with two blackish patches; membrane 

 cinereous, with a brown streak and an incomplete brown border. Length of 

 tlie body 7 lines. 



It agrees in structure with D. tecta, but is much darker beneath, aud 

 the sides of the thorax are serrated in front. 



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



19. Dalpada ixdetermtnata. 



Pallide fuha, elUptica, aspere punclala, viridi aut niffiicaiite comprrsa, 

 subtus liilea ; caput viridi fjuintjue striyatuin, thoiacc paullo hnviiis, 

 lolls (cqualihus ; rostrum apice ni(jruin,coxaiipostirai paullo siiperans { 

 antenna; graviles, setuloS(e ; thorax vitlis quatuor viridibus indeter- 

 tuinalis, a7igulis poslicis subrotundatis ; scutellum strigis seplein 

 viridibus ; pectus et venter viridi bivittata ; abdomen maculis luter- 

 alibus ni(jris ; pedes sat robusti, femoribus nii/ro conspcrsis, libiis 

 tarsisque apice piceis; uUe anticte viridi pla(jiat(C, membrana cinerca 

 fusco strijata. 



Pale tawny, elliptical, roughly punctured ; punctures green or blackish ; 

 under side luteons. Head a little shorter than the thorax, wiih five green 

 streaks, one on the middle lobe, and two along each side; lobes of equal 

 length. Eyes very prominent. Rostrum black at the tip, cxiendinga little 

 beyond the hind coxas. Antennae slender, setulose ; first joint not extending 

 to the front of the head ; second very much shorter than the third. Thorax 

 with the usual transverse impression and with four irregular green stripes; 

 hind angles slightly rounded, rather prominent. Scutellum attenuated and 

 paler towards the tip, which extends to the bend of the corium ; four green 

 streaks at the base, one in the disk near the base, and two along each side. 

 Pectus and under side of aiidomen with two irregular green stripes, the 

 former with some green marks in the disk. Abdomen with black spots 

 along each side. Legs rather stout; femora black-speckled; tibia- and 

 tarsi piceous towards the tips. Fore wings with some brown punctures 

 and with some patches of green punctures; membrane cinereous, with 

 brown streaks. Length of the body 7 Hues. 



Distinguished from D. oculata by the fore tibitc, which are hardly 

 dilated, and from D. affinis by the broader and shorter body. 



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



20. Dalpada consobhina. 



Testacea, longi-elll plica, aspere punclala, nigro conspersa ; caput nigra 

 lriviUalum,l<)bo medio lobvs latcraUs suptrante; rostrum apice nigrum, 



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