HEMIPTERA HET12R0PT1SRA. 177 



54. ACANTHASPIS DUBIUS. 



Mas. Piceus, fusiformis ; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo antico vix 

 longius ; antenna fulva ; prothoracis lobus posticus luteo biplagialus, 

 angulis posticis aculis ; sculellum apicem versus spini forme, subascen- 

 dens; venter ferrugineus ; connexivum luteo maculatum; pedes 

 fulvi ; corium luteo unimaculatum. 



Male. Piceous, fusiform, dull. Head conical, hardly longer than 

 the fore lobe of the protborax; ante-ocular part as long as tbe post-ocular. 

 Antennas lawny, more than half as long as tbe body; first joint a lit tie 

 lonjjer than the head ; second nearly twice as long as the first. Fore lobe 

 of tbe prothorax nearly as long as tbe bind lobe; furrows distinct. Hind 

 lobe with a large luteous patch and an acute angle ou each side. Scu- 

 tellum forming towards the lip an acute obliquely ascending spine. Abdo- 

 men ferruginous beneath; connexivum with luteous spots along each side. 

 Legs tawny, rather slout; furrow beneath the fore tibiae less than one-fourth 

 as long as the latter. Corium with a large luteous spot in the disk. 

 Length of the body 7$ lines. 



a. Hindostan. From the Entomological Society's collection. 



55. ACANTHASPIS MICROG KAPHA. 



Mas. Picea, longi-subfusiformis ; caput prothoracis lobo antico longius; 

 antenna corporis dimidio longiores ; .prothoracis lobus anticus 

 sulcatus, lobo postico paullo brenior ; lobus posticus luteo bimaculatus ; 

 scutellum apicem versus spini forme, subuscendens ; connexivum luteo 

 maculatum; tibia luteo bifasciata ; aim antica nigra, maculis 

 duabus, \a lutea, 2a alba. 



Male. Piceous, elongate-subfusiform, finely punctured. Head sub- 

 fusiform, somewhat longer than ihe fore lobe of tbe prothorax; ante-ocular 

 pari a little shorter than the post-ocular. Antennas more than half as long 

 as the body ; first joint much longer than tbe ante-ocular head; secoud 

 very much longer than the first; third much longer than the second. Fore 

 lobe of the prothorax a litlle shorter than the bind lobe; furrows well 

 defined. Hind lobe with a luteous spot on each side of the disk ; hind 

 angles acutely rectangular, hardly prominent. Scutellum ending in a 

 slightly ascending spine. Connexivum with luteous spots. Tibige with 

 two luteous bands. Furrow beneath the fore tibia? a little more than half 

 as long as tbe latter. Fore wings black; corium with an elongated 

 luteous spot in the disk; membrane with a round white spot in the disk. 

 Length of the body 9^ lines. 



a. North Hindostan. From Capt. Reid's collection. 



Div. 2. 

 Cheronea, Slal, A. S. E. F. Ame Ser. iii. 52. 



56. ACANTHASPIS QVJERULA. 



Cheronea quaerula, Stal, A. S. E. F. Ame Skr. iii. 53. 

 a. Mysol. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



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