308 CATALOGUE OF 



Australia. 



139. Pentatoma Camatula, C. 11. 227. 

 M. Swan River. Presented hy Sir J. Ricliardson. 



140. Pentatoima PALLii'Ks, C. H. 239. 

 a. Austvalia. From Mr. Lambert's collection. 



141. Pentatoma marginella, C. H. 245. 

 a. Australia. 



142. Pkntatoma ^ola, C H. 248. 



«. Australia. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



143. Pentatoma viugata, C. //. 249. 

 a. Australia. Pieseiited by Sir J. Ricliardson. 



144. Pentatoma AiiiNis, C'. //. 252. 

 Plaiilia aflinis, Slal. 



fl, b. .Auslralia. Presented by John JM'Gilliviay, Esq. 



145. Pentatoma notia, C, //. 252. 

 «. Australia. Presented by Sir J. Ricbardsoi). 



14(i. Pentatoma laticeps. 



Fulva, cliiplica, lata, svitiiilcr punclata ; caput latum, subdcpressum ; 

 antennce nig ne, gra dies ^ corporis dimidiu breviores, arliculo io tes- 

 taceo ; thorax antiee dcclivis annnlis duobiis glabris Irattsversis 

 allrnuatis petiolalis, uvgulis posticis valde roluiulatis hand explaiiatis ; 

 abdoT)ien nigrum, apicein versus anratu-uc/iraceuvi; membraiia 

 cinerea, vmis fulvis. 



Tawny, broad, elliptical, tbickly and minutely punctured, not shining, 

 testaceous beneath. Head broad, with two indistinct blackish stripes ; lobes 

 of equal length. Rostrum tawny, extending to the hind coxa3 ; tip piceous. 

 Antennai black, less than half the length of the body; first j'<int testaceous, 

 not extending to the front of the head ; second sometimes tawny towards 

 the base, much longer than the third ; fourth and fifth as long as the second. 

 Thorax slanting in front of a very slight transverse ridge between the hind 

 angles, which are much rounded and not prominent ; a transverse elongated 

 peiiolated smooth ringlet on each side near the lore border. Scutellum 

 paler at the lip, hardly extending beyond the angle of the corium ; basal 

 uncles black. Abdomen black from the base to the tip of the scutellum, 

 gilded ochraceous from thence to the tip; connexivum ferruginous; 

 spiracles black. Legs testaceous, rather short and stout; tarsi with black 

 tips. Membrane of the fore wings cinereous; veins tawny, sometimes 

 forked. Hind wings i)ellucid. Length of the body 5 lines. 



It resembles P. circvwdata in structure, but the head is broader in 

 front and more like that of the Sciocoridcc. 



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



b. Australia. From Mr. Daiuel's collection. 



