14 HEMIPTERA. 



Convex, rather short. Above bright red, very finely and 

 rather sparingly punctured, with the head, the fore-part of the 

 thorax, and three more or less distinct spots at the base of the 

 scutellum brassy green. Thorax slightly excavated on the an- 

 terior margin, the impression strongly punctured, and with a 

 strong impression about the middle of each antero-lateral margin. 

 Body beneath, antennae and legs bright brassy green ; the an- 

 tero-lateral margins of the breast and a spot in the centre of the 

 abdomen red. Rostrum black, reaching the middle of the third 

 segment of the abdomen. 



a. Assam. From Mr. Warwick's Collection. 



b. N. India. From Capt. Boys's Collection. 



10. PQECILOCORJS rufigenis, n. s. 



P. ovatus, fulvus ; capite rufo, basi et linea media nigris ; scu- 

 tello basi et maculis duabus lateralibus, antennis pedibusque 

 nigris ; rostro ad basin abdominis segmenti apicalis attingente. 

 Long. lin. 9. 



Above orange-yellow, with violet reflections, thickly and finely 

 punctured. Head purplish red, with the base and the whole of 

 the central lobe black. Thorax with the anterior and lateral 

 margins violet, and with a black spot within each anterior angle. 

 Scutellum with a narrow black band across the base and a black 

 triangular spot on each side before the middle, touching the 

 lateral margin, its base faintly wrinkled ; basal angles strongly 

 rugose-punctate. Margins of elytra black. Abdomen beneath 

 and anal plate reddish orange tinted with violet, smooth, shining, 

 very faintly punctured, the terminal segment violet-black, except 

 its margins, and a transverse streak of same colour on each side 

 of the rest of the segments except the basal one. Ventral fur- 

 row distinct, reaching apex of fifth segment. Breast shining 

 violet, with the antero-lateral margins red. Legs brassy black. 

 Rostrum black, reaching the base of the terminal segment of the 

 abdomen. Head beneath red, with the rostral canal violet- 

 black. Antennae black. 



a. Assam. From Mr. Warwick's Collection. 



11. PCECILOCORIS longirostris. 



Poecilocoris longirostris, Doll. Ent. Trans, v. 109. 10. pi. 13. 

 fig. 9 (1848). 



a. Java. Presented by M. Serville. 



? 12. POECILOCORIS dives. 

 Scutellera dives, Guer. Ic. R. A. pi. 55. fig. 1. 

 Poecilocoris dives, Dall. Ent. Trans, v. 108. 9 (1848). 

 a. Java. From Mr. Argent's Collection. 



