HEMIPTEEA HETEROPTERA. 387 



28. CUSPICONA AUSTEALIS. 



Rhynchocoris australis, Hope, Cat. Hem. 30. 

 Australia. 



29. CUSPICONA INQUINATA. 



Rhynchocoris inquinata, Hope, Cat. Hem. 29. 



a. Australia. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



b. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



30. CCSPICONA PEASINATA. 



prasiuata, StaJ, Bug. Resa, 231. 

 Sydney. 



31. CUSPICONA AURICOKNIS. 



Prasina, ovata, rude punctata, sublm lutea ; caput longiusculum, sub. 

 rugulosum, tobo medio lobos laterales vix svperante; rostrum scg- 

 mentum ventrale 2um aitingens ; thorax spatiis anticis glabris, spinis 

 lateralibus ochraceis longis robuslis suhacutis subascendentibus ; abdo- 

 men apice bispinosum, ventre viridi bivillato, spina ventrali coxas 

 posticas attingente ; membrana limpida. 



Grass-green, oval, roughly punctured, luteous beneath. Head elongate, 

 slightly rugulose, with a short slight ridge on each side of the middle lobe, 

 which extends very little beyond the lateral lobes. Rostrum luteous, 

 extending to the middle of the second ventral segment; tip black. An- 

 tennsB luteous; first joint not extending to the front of the head ; second 

 rather shorter than the third. Thorax with some smooth spaces near the 

 fore border; hind angles forming two long stout ochraceous slightly acute 

 and ascending spines. Under side of the abdomen slightly keeled, with a 

 broad short pale green stripe on each side; two stout acute apical spines; 

 ventral spine extending to the hind coxs. Legs luteous. Hind wings 

 and membrane of the fore wings colourless. Length of the body b\ lines. 



Queensland. In the National Museum at Melbourne. 



32. CUSPICONA LEUCOSPILA. 



Lutea, longi-ovala, rude punctata ; rostrum coxas medias paullo superans ; 

 antenna; corporis dimidio breviores ; thoracis spina laterales robustce, 

 acuta, apice nigra ; scutellum fascia pallide viridi, apice teslaceo- 

 albo ; abdomen apice bispinosum, spina ventrali coxas posticus attin- 

 gente; al(B anticcB pallide virides, membrana limpida venis fusco 

 nebulosis. 



Luteous, elongate-oval, roughly punctured. Head rounded in front; 

 lobes of equal length. Rostrum extending a little beyond the middle 

 coxae; tip black. Antenna less than half the length of the body ; first 

 joint not extending to the front of the head ; second very little shorter tliau 

 the third, which has the same proportion to the fourth. Thorax not trans- 

 versely impressed; hind angles forming two stout acute directly diverging 

 spiues, which have black lips. Sculellum with a pale green band beyond 



