IIEMIPTEIIA HETEROPTERA. 279' 



2D. Eysaecoris contentus. 



^neo-viridis, ciassus ; caput longiusculum, lalcribus subiejlexis ; autentue 

 lulece ; thorax iinnf/inibus lulcratihus subrcjlexis llturisque j/oslicis 

 parvis transccrsis ^flavis, angulis posticis obtusis ; scutsllum catlis 

 duobxis hanalibus duobusque apicalibus angustis transversis pallide 

 Jlavis ; vmter lineis duubus v^arginalibus iitterruptis puUide flavin ; 

 pedes lutei, nigro conspersi ; ul<£ anticce casta basi pallide Jlava, 

 membrana fusccsccnte. 



Green, oval, lliick, roughly piinctmed, here and there with asneous 

 reflections. Head elongated, willi slightly reflexed borders; lobes of equal 

 length. Rostrum luteous, extending to the hind coxae; lip black. Autennte 

 luteous, pubescent, aboul half the length of the body; joints successively 

 increasing in length; first not extending to the front of the head. Thorax 

 with yellow slightly reflexed lateral borders and with a few small transverse 

 yellow marks between the hind angles, which are obtuse and rather pro- 

 minent. Scutellum extending to two-thirds of the length of the abdomen, 

 with a pale yellow transverse callus on each side at the base and with tw(j 

 narrow transverse pale yellow apical calli which are nearly connected. 

 Abdomen beneath with two pale yellow marginal lines, which are inter- 

 rupted on the sutures of the segments. Legs luteous, black-speckled. 

 Fore wings with the costa pale yellow towards the base; membrane 

 brownish. Length of the body 3^ lines. 



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



b. c. Celebes. From xVlr. Wallace's collection. 



Oceania. 



30. Eysaecoris insularis, C. H. 228. 

 a. Sandwich Islands. 



Country unknown. 

 3L Eysarcoeis oistactus, C. H. 226. 



a, b. ? Presented by the Entomological Club. 



c. ? Presented by W. VV. Saunders, Esq. 



Genus 21. ANTESTIA. 

 Antestia, Stat, Hem. Afr. i. 200, ex parte. 



Africa. 



1. Antestia bicincta. 



Ehaphigaster bicinctus, C. //. 288. 



fl. Cape. From M. Drege's collection. 



6, c. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith, 



2. Antestia lineata. 



Ciraex liueatus, Thunb. Hem. Roslr. ii. 2 — Rhaphigaster divisus, C H.289 

 — Antestia lineata, Slal, Hem. Afr. i. 206. 



