292 CATALOGUE OF 



a Hltle shoitev than the second ; fourth ledilish, testaceous and with a biaek 

 band near the base, much longer than the third ; fifth reddish, paler 

 towards the base, a little shorter than the fourth. Thorax slightly reflexed 

 on each side; hind angles obtuse, rather prominent. Scutellum extending 

 rather beyond the angle of the curium, rounded at the tip, with seven black 

 spots near the base and a larger one in the disk. Abdomen beneath with 

 a very slight furrow. Legs stout; femora and tibise speckled with black ; 

 tibiae furrowed. Fore wings with three black patches, oue antemedial, the 

 other two postmedial ; membrane brownish. Length of the body 5^ lines. 



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



53. Pentatoma aspeesa. 

 Nigra, lata, nitens, axpere punctata, luteo conspersa, sttbtu.i lutea ; antenn<s 

 corporis dimidio non ionyiores ; thoracis angidi postici ohlusi ; pectus 

 el venter punclis luteratibus nigris ; pedes testacei, tibiis sulcalis 

 nigra villaiis ; membrana lurido'cinerea. 



Black, broad, oval, shining, roughly punctured, thickly covered with 

 numerous small smooth irregular luteous marks; under side Uiteous. Head 

 broad; lobes of e{[ual length. Rostrum testaceous, extending to the hind 

 C0X8B ; tip black. Antenna* black, about half the length of the body ; joints 

 successively increasing io length; first not extending to the front of the 

 head. Thorax with the hind angles obtuse, hardly prominent. Scutellum 

 extending somewhat beyond the angle of the corium. Pectus and under 

 side of abdomen with a row of black points on each side; spiracles black. 

 Legs testaceous ; femora with a slight black streak; tibisE furrowed, striped 

 with black. Membrane of the fore wings lund-ciuereous. Length of the 

 body 6^ lines. 



a. Venezuela. From Mr. Birschell's collection. 



Africa. 



54. Pentatoma tkisignata, C. H. 233. 



Pentatoma trigemmis, Stal, Ofv. K. Vet. Ak. Fork. 1853, 219 — Pentatoma 

 (Carbula) trisijjnata, Slal, Hem. Afr. i. 142. 



a. Congo. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



b. c. Cape. From M. Drege's collection. 



d, e. South Africa. Presented by the late Earl of Derby. 

 /. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 

 g. Natal. From Dr. Krauss' collection. 



55. Pentatoma goniodes, C. H. 233. 



Pentatoma inops, Stal, Ofv. K. Vet. Ak. Fork. 1853, 220— Pentatoma 

 patruelis, Stal, Ofv. K. Vet.Ak. Fork. 1853, 220— Pentatoma (Cappjea) 

 g<iniodes, Stal, Hem, Afr. i. 167. 



a, b. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



c. IS'atal. From M. Gueiuzius' collection. 



