260 TINGIDINA. 



Genus 5. ORTHOSTIRA, Fieb. 



Short, oval, reticulated ; the elytra generally abbreviated beyond the 

 large cell, but still longer than the abdomen and rounded pos- 

 teriorly ; the wings rudimentary ; when the elytra are fully 

 developed they are much longer than the abdomen, the form is 

 a longer oval, and the wings are present. 



Head broad, 4-sided ; Crown in front with 2 short, central, pro- 

 jecting, divergent or straight spines and one before each eye, within 

 which the antenna} are inserted; Face ; middle lobe rather promi- 

 nent. Antennae ; 1st joint short, thick ; 2nd ^ the length of the 1st ; 

 3rd thin, much longer than the 1st and 2nd together ; 4th subfusi- 

 form. Eyes large, prominent. Rostrum thin, reaching across the 

 metastermim, 2nd joint longest. 



Thorax. Pronotum short, rhomboidal ; hood small, convex, over- 

 hanging the head ; side margins projecting, with 2 or 3 rows of 

 transparent meshes ; disk with 3 keels, each with 1 row of meshes, 

 or with the side keels wanting. Elytra ; anterior margin reflexed, 

 with one or two rows of transparent meshes ; disk with a long, curved 

 lanceolate cell, the upper end pointed and turned outwards, the 

 lower end turned inwards, with a single nerve extending posteriorly 

 beyond it ; the cell-nerves strong and raised. In the undeveloped 

 form, which is that generally met with, the elytra have their inner 

 margins straight and not overlapping ; when the elytra are developed 

 fully, the portion below the cells is widened inwardly, overlapping 

 each other, and the outer sides are posteriorly sinuate. Sternum; 

 the segments with parallel margins, the rostral channel but little 

 widened posteriorly, its sides raised. Legs short, thin. 



Species 1. ORTHOSTIRA CONCINNA. 



ORTHOSTIRA CONCINNA, (Fieb.} Doug. & Scott, Ent. Ann. 143, fig. 5 (1863). 



Broad-oval, luteous ; pronotum deeply depressed and black in front, 

 side margins with 3 rows of small, rounded, open meshes ; elytra 

 with small black spots. 



