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147. Pentatoma vilis. 



Fulva, ovuta, laiiwicula, fusco punctata, sublus teslacea ; caput latum, 

 albido marginatum, iohis luleralibus lobum medium paullo super- 

 anlibus ; rostrum piceum ; anlennce niyrce, corporis dimidio brcviores, 

 articulis lo et 2o rufescenlibus ; thorax lateribus albidis, angulis 

 posticis obtusis valde rotundatis ; scutellum angulis basalibus nigris, 

 apice nonnunquam pallida ; pedes validi, fusco conspersi, tibiis apice 

 tarsisque fuscis ; membrana lurida, venis fuscis reticulata. 



Tawny, oval, rather broad, minutely punctured, dingy testaceous 

 beneath; punctures brown. Head broad, bordered on each side by a 

 slender dingy whitish line ; lateral lobes extending a little beyond the 

 middle lobe. Rostrum piceoii's, extending to the middle coxs. Antennae 

 black, less than half the length of the body ; first and second joints reddish ; 

 first not extendiu": to the fiont of the head; second much longer than tlie 

 third; fourth a little lon^^er than the second; fifth much longer than the 

 fourth. Thorax with a blender whitish line on each side iu front of the 

 hind angle, which is obtuse and much rounded. Scutellum with a black 

 point on each angle at tlie base, extending ralher beyond the flexure of the 

 corium, sometimes paler at the tip. Pectus irregularly punctured, with a 

 channel between the coxae. Abdomen emarginate at the tip; counexivum 

 with black spots along each side. Legs sloul, brown-speckled; taisi and 

 tips of tibia; brown. Membrane of the fore wings lurid, vNith brown reticu- 

 lated veins. Length of the body 4 lines. 



It resembles the preceding species iu general structure, but in the 

 reticulated membrane it agrtes with tlie genus Hymcnareys. 



a. Tasmania. Presented by W. \V. Saunders, Esq. 



b. Tasmania. Presented by Lieut. A. Smith. 



c. d. New Zealand. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



148. Pentatoma tibialis. 



Rufescente-fulva, longi-ovata, aspere punctata ; caput latum, Iohis latir- 

 alibus lobum medium jiaiillo superantibus ; rostrum piceum ; antenna: 

 nigrce, corporis dimidio breriores, articulis lo et 2o rufcscente-fulvis} 

 thorax antice ntrinque impressus, angulis posticis obtusis; scutelli 

 anguli basales iiigri ; pedes picei, tibiis pnsterioribus luteo late 

 fasciatis ; membrana lurido-fusca, venis reliculalis. 



Reddish tawny, elongale-oval, roughly punctured, paler beneath. 

 Head broad ; lateral lobes extending a little beyond the middle lobe. 

 Rostrum piceous, extending to the hind coxa. Antennaj black, less than 

 half the length of the body • first and second joints reildish tawny ; first not 

 extending to the front of the head; second much longer than the third; 

 fourth as long as the second ; fifth longer than the fourth. Thorax slightly 

 impressed on each side in front of the hind angles, which are obtuse and 

 not proujinent. Scutellum with a black point on each side at the base, 

 exteuding a little beyond the flexure of the corium. Pectus piceous about 

 the coxa^, between which there is a furrow. Abdomen emargiuaic at the 

 tip. Legs piceous, stout; posterior tibite luteous, piceous at the base, 



