HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 317 



half the length of the body ; joints successively increasing in length ; first 

 not extending to the front of the head. Thorax with a deep red stripe, 

 which is abbreviated at each end, and with an iuopressiou on each side in 

 front, where the borders are reflexed. Scutellum with a transverse cyathi- 

 forin red band, which emits a stripe to the fore border, and is accompanied 

 by a red spot on each side in front. Abdomen red, with black marginal 

 spots, and with a broad macular black ventral stripe. Legs slout, rather 

 short. Corium of the fore wings red towards the tip, the inner side of the 

 red part much excavated ; membrane pellucid. Var. /3. — Thorax with a 

 broad red band, containing two large black spots, which are on the fore 

 border. Scutelluin red, with four black spots, two at the base and two near 

 the tip. Corium of the fore wings with the inner side of the red part not 

 excavated. Length of the body 4 lines. 



a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 

 h. ? Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



22. Strachia ferspicua. 



Pentatoma ? perspicua, C. ii^. 255 — Runibia perspicua, Slal, Stett. Ent. 

 Zeit. xxii. 140. 



Isle St. Thomas. 



a. ? 



23. Strachia proxima. 



Pentatoma? proxima, C H. 255 — Ruuibiu proxima, Stal, Slcll. Ent. 

 Zeil. xxii. 140. 



a. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



South America. 



24. Strachia pondkrosa. 

 ponderosa, Stal, Of v. K. Vet. Ak. Fork. 1853, 233. 

 Brazil. 



25. Strachia generosa. 

 generosa, Stal, OJv. K. Vet. Ak. Fork. 1853, 233. 

 Brazil. 



26. Strachia tessellata. 



Pentatoma tessellata. Am. et Serv. Hem. 130, pi. 3, f. 5 — Murguntia 

 tessellata, Slal, Stett. Ent. Zeit. xxiii. 105. 



Rio Janeiro. 



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



27. Strachia bifasciata, C. H. 263. 



Murgantia bifasciata, Slal, Stett. Ent. Zeit. xxiii. 105. 



a—c. Brazil. From Mr. Children's collection, 

 d— /. Brazil. From jVL Mornay's collection. 

 y — i. Archidona. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 

 j. Brazil. Presented by W. \V. Saunders, Esq. 



