HEMIPTERA HETEROPTEEA. 159 



Male and female. Testaceous, elongate-sub fusiform. Head sub- 

 fusiform, mucli longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocuiar 

 part piceous on each side, much longer than ihe post-ocular, of which the 

 hind part is piceous. Antenna? black, longer than the head and the thorax 

 together; first joint testaceous, as long as the anle-ocular head; second 

 about thrice as long as the first; thiiu much shorter than the second. Fore 

 lobe of the prothorax bordered with black, much shorter than the hind lobe, 

 with a tuhercle on each side of the fure ridge, and with two nearly erect 

 spines in the disk. Hind lobe black in the hind part except the border, 

 with an ohliquely ascending spine on each side and with four black stripes 

 in front. Scutellum with a nearly erect spine. Abdomen beneath with 

 brown patches along each side. Legs pale yellowish ; femora in the middle 

 part, hind tibiae and hind tarsi ferruginous. Fore wings brownish, with an 

 oblique pale yellowish streak in the disk; membrane cinereous-brown along 

 the veins, which are blackish. Length of the body 8 — 9 lines, 



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



47. Spiniger leccotelus. 



Fcem. Aler ; caput prothoracis lobo anlico multo longius; antenna 

 eorpore hreviores ; prothoracis lobus anticus spinosus, lobo postico 

 brevior ; posticus maculis tribtis ochraceis triangularibus ; scutellum 

 spina brevi valida erecta armatum ; femora antica sublus livida ; ala 

 anticce apice alba:. 



Female. Deep black, elongate-fusiform. Head sub fusiform, much 

 longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part a little shorter 

 than the post-ocular ; transverse ridge forming tubercular spines. Antennas 

 rather shorter than the body ; first joint longer than the anle-ocular head ; 

 second more than twice as long as the first; third more than half as long 

 as the second ; fourth much shorter than the third. Fore lobe of the pro- 

 thorax shorter than the hind lobe, with two short spines, of which two are 

 on the di>k. Hind lobe with three triangular ochraceous spots; side angles 

 rectangular, not prominent. Scutellum with a short stout erect spine. 

 Coxae livid. Fore femora livid beneath. Fore tibia; furrowed beneath 

 along one-third of the length from the lips. Fore wings white towards the 

 tips. Length of the body 7£ iines. 



a. Amazon Region. Presented by VV. W. Saunders, Esq. 



48. Spiniger sigillatus. 



Fcem. Ater, longi-fusiformis ; caput prothoracis lobo anlico longius; 

 antenna eorpore breviores ; prothoracis lobus anticus lobo postico 

 paullo brevior, spinis duabus discalibus tuberculalis armatus ; 

 posticus ochraceo fasciatus, spinis duabus lateralibus longis oblique 

 ascendentibus ; scutelli spina longa,fere erecta. 



Female. Deep black, elongate-fusiform. Head subfusiform, longer 

 than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; fore lobe much longer than the hind 

 lobe. Antennae somewhat shorter than the body; first joint longer than 

 the ante-ocular head ; second about four times as long as ihe first; third 

 much shorter than the second ; fourth shorter than the third. Fore lone of 

 the prothorax a little shorter lhau the hind lobe, with a tubercular spine on 



