of the Genus Pcecilocoris. 103 



In a long series of this insect in the British Museum there are 

 no indications of distinct spots ; but it is probable that the anterior 

 margin, and two spots on the disc of the prothorax, are black, 

 and that the spots on the scutellum are arranged much as in P. 

 Hardwickii, the interruption to the red band being evidently caused 

 by the apex of the central basal spot of the scutellum, although it 

 is certainly quite distinct from that species. 



Sp. 3. P. purpurascens, Hope. (PI. XIII. fig. 5.) 



P. ovatus, violaceo nigroque variegatus ; thorace tnaculis 4 

 parvis, scutelloque 5, coccineis ; abdomine viridi-aeneo, ma- 

 culis 4 utrinque rubris, ano nigro-seneo ; pectore toto, pedi- 

 busque nigro-violaceis. $, $. 



Long lin. 8 — 9. 



Hab. in Nepal. 



In Mus. Brit. 



Tectocons purpurascens, Hope, Cat. p. 14. 



Scutellera purp., Germ. Z. vol. i. p. 135. 



Ovate ; above variegated with violet and black, thickly and 

 strongly punctured. Head nearly smooth, shining, slightly wrin- 

 kled, and punctured at the base and apex; eyes and ocelli brown. 

 Thorax with a small red spot in the centre of the anterior margin, 

 a corresponding one on the posterior margin, and a small streak 

 of the same colour on each side towards the lateral angles. Scu- 

 tellum with a small transverse streak on each side before the 

 middle, a smaller longitudinal one towards the apex, and an 

 oblique one on each side of this, on the lateral margins, bright 

 red. Margins of elytra violet-black. Abdomen beneath slightly 

 wrinkled, shining brassy green, the margins violet, with an irre- 

 gular transverse red streak on each side on the second, third, 

 fourth and fifth segments. Anal apparatus brassy black. Breast 

 violet and green, shining, finely punctured, with a dull black 

 patch on the medi- and post-pectus. Legs violet-black. Head 

 beneath violet and green, shining, punctured. Antennae and ros- 

 trum black. 



The spots (indicated by the strong violet tints on various parts 

 of the surface) are arranged, normally, exactly as in P. Drurcei, 

 but the species appears to be quite distinct. 



Sp. 4. P. Drurcei, Lin. (PI. XIII. fig. 6.) 

 P. ovatus, luteo-fulvus, vel rufus ; capite, maculis 2 thoracis, 

 raaculisque 13 scutelli, plus minusve confluentibus, nigris ; 

 elytris nigris ; abdomine rufescenti-fulvo, basi, stigmatibus, 



