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*-', •" >. •• ; i vt ' r.-" t" 12. EUSCHISTUS FASCIATITS. 



Viridis, aspere punctatus; caput ferruf/inen bivittatuvi, teslaceo bino. 

 latum; thorax macuiis duabtts viridibus lestaceo einctis, fascia 

 ferruginea, spinis rvfescentibus actitis nblir/iiis; abdomen ochracemn, 

 villa plagisque diiabus piceis, connexi vis viridi ochraceo strigato ; 

 pedes pallide virides, tarsis rufescenlibus. 



Green, oval, roughly pmiclured, paler beneath. Head with a fer- 

 ruginous stripe, which is dilated towards the hind Imrder, and with u tes- 

 taceous mark on each side by the eye; lobes of equal length, connected at 

 their tips. Rostrum with a black tij), extending a little beyond the hind 

 coxae. Antennae green, slender, a little more than half the length of the 

 body; first joint not extending to the front of the head; second almost 

 twice the length of the first; third and (oiirth piceons for half the length 

 from the tips; third a little shorter than the second; fourth a little hmger 

 than the third; fifth reddish, shorter than the fourth. Thorax with a 

 transverse testaceous callus on each side in front, including a green 

 punctured spot; a ferruginous band between the spines, which are red- 

 dish, acute, prominent and bent forward. Scutellum extending nearly to 

 the hind border of the third abdominal segment. Abdomen ochraceous, 

 with a piceous patch on each side at the base and with a piceous stripe ; 

 border green, with an ochraceous streak on the outer side of each segment. 

 Legs jiale green; tarsi reddish. Hind winf;s and inemhraue of the fore 

 wings pellucid. Var. /3. — Abdomen green ou each side and at the tip. 

 Length of the body 5^ lines. 



a, b. Oajaca. From M. Salle's collection. 



14. EUSCHISTUS LINEATUS. 



Pallide lutens, nigra punctatus; capitis lobus niedius glaler ; antenna; 

 rufce, thorax fasciis quatuor g/abris indeterminalis, lateribus sub- 

 serratis, spinis latis acutis abbreviatis ; scutellum vitlis quatuor 

 glabris ; alee anticce vitlis quatuor glabris. 



Pale luteous, elliptical, irregularly punctured : punctures black. Head 

 elongate-conical; lobes of equal length; middle lobe mostly smooth. 

 Rostrum with a black tip, extending to the hind coxne. Anteniue red, full 

 hall the length of the body ; first joint extending nearly to the front of the 

 head; second much shorter than the third; fouith nearly as long as the 

 third; fifth a little shorter than the fourth. Thorax with four smooth 

 bands, of which the third between the spines is much more regular and 

 complete than the others; sides slightly serrated; spines broad, acute, not 

 prominent. Scutellum with four smooth snipes, of which the inner pair 

 are parallel and do not extend to the fore border. Legs slender. I'ore 

 wings with four smooth stripes ; membraue pellucid, with brown veins. 

 Length of the body 5 lines. 



It differs much from all the other species, and will form a division in 

 the genus. 



a. Vera Ciuz. From M. Salle's collection. 



