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2. COPTOSOMA nepalense. 



Coptosoma nepalensis, Hope, Cat. 17 (1837). 

 Thyreocoris nepalensis, Germ. Zeits. i. 28. 9 (1839). 

 a. India. Presented by General Hardwicke. 



3. COPTOSOMA circumscriptum. 



Thyreocoris circumscriptus, Germ. Zeits. i. 29. 11 ? (1839). 

 a. N. India. From Capt. Boys' Collection. 



4. COPTOSOMA pcecilum, n. s. 



C. nigrum, nitidum, punctulatum ; capitis lobis lateralibus flavis, 

 antice coeuntibus; thoracis marginibus fasciaque transversain- 

 terrupta, scutelli margine, maculisque 2 basalibus, abdominis- 

 que marginibus flavis. ? . 

 Long. lin. 2. 



Subhemispherical, broader behind, black, shining, finely punc- 

 tured. Head with the lateral lobes meeting in front of the cen- 

 tral lobe, yellow, margined with black. Eyes reddish brown. 

 Thorax with the anterior and lateral margins, a submarginal line 

 on each side joining the margins at the lateral angles, a trian- 

 gular spot on the posterior margin near each lateral angle, and 

 an interrupted transverse band before the middle, bright yellow ; 

 the anterior margin interrupted in the middle. Scutellum with 

 the margin and a large triangular spot on each side at the base 

 bright yellow. Elytra margined with yellow at the base ; mem- 

 brane transparent, with brown nervures. Abdomen black, shining, 

 slightly punctured, and finely wrinkled longitudinally ; the mar- 

 gins and a row of submarginal spots on each side yellow. Breast 

 dull black, with the antero-lateral margins yellow. Legs bright 

 orange. Rostrum bright orange, with the apex black. Antennae 

 ferruginous. 



a. N.W. Coast of New Holland. From Mr. Dring's Col- 

 lection. 



5. COPTOSOMA aifine, n. s. 



C. nigrum, nitidum, punctatissimum ; capite flavo bimaculato, 

 lobo centrali marginem anticum attingente; thoracis marginibus 

 lateralibus, maculis 2 anticis, lineaque transversa interrupta, 

 scutellique margine, flavis ; scutello maculis 2 basalibus, abdo- 

 minisque marginibus fulvis. 3 ? . 

 Long. lin. If 2. 

 Black, shining, very thickly and finely punctured. Head with 



a small yellow spot on each side before the eyes. Eyes red. 



Thorax with a transverse furrow across the middle ; the lateral 



margins and a submarginal line on each side, united with the 



