40 HEMIPTERA. 



2. ODONTOTARSUS grammicus. 



Cimex grammicus, Linn. S. N. i. 716. 7 (1767) ; Fab. E. S. iv. 



86. 26 (1794). 



Cimex purpureolineatus, Rossi, Faun. Etr. ii. 223. 129 (1/90). 

 Thyreocoris grammicus, Schrank, Fauna Boica, ii. 68. 1093 



(1801). 

 Tetyra grammica, Fab. S. R. 137. 43 (1803) ; Wolff, Ic. dm. 



172. pi. 17. %. 166 (1811). 



Odontotarsus purpureolineatus, Lap. Hem. 68 (1832). 

 Bellocoris purpureolineatus, Hahn, Wanz. ii. 43. t. 44. fig. 138 



(1834). 

 Pachycoris grammicus, Burnt. Handb. ii. 392. 5 (1835); Germ. 



Zeits. 104. 46 (1839). 

 Odontotarsus grammicus, Ramb. Faun. And. ii. 104. 2 (1841) ; 



Am. 4* Serv. Hem. 42. 1 (1843); Kolen. Mel. Ent. iv. 13. 133 



(1846). 



Odontotarsus, Amyot, Ann. Soc.Ent. Fr. 2 me ser. iii. 403.3 (1845). 

 Stall, Pun. 91. pi. 23. fig. 158. 



a. S. of France. Presented by Francis Walker, Esq. 



b. France. 



6*. France. Presented by M. Audinet Serville. 



c. Italy. Presented by M. Audinet Serville. 



d. N. America ? From Mr. Children's Collection. 

 e. . From Mr. Children's Collection. 



3. ODONTOTARSUS obscurus, n. s. 



O, prsecedenti valde aifinis, sed differt corpore minus convexo, 

 capite breviore, thoracisque angulis lateralibus magis rotun- 

 datis. 

 Long. lin. 4. 



Oval, rather flat, testaceous ; scutellum rounded posteriorly. 

 Head with the lateral margins and two longitudinal lines on the 

 disc black. Thorax with four longitudinal brown bands, formed 

 of punctures ; the two lateral ones continued on the scutellum 

 forming an irregular waved streak on each side. Scutellum very 

 thickly covered with black punctures, which give it a greyish 

 appearance ; with a narrow longitudinal yellowish line in the 

 centre, and numerous small whitish spots scattered over the sur- 

 face. Abdomen beneath yellow, with the lateral portion rather 

 thickly punctured ; the stigmata and some scattered points on the 

 disc black. Breast and underside of the head testaceous, thickly 

 and strongly punctured with black. Legs testaceous, covered 

 with fine black punctures. Rostrum of the same colour, with the 

 two apical joints dark brown. 



a. S. Africa. Presented by Dr. Andrew Smith. 



