116 HEMIPTERA, 



9. ^ETHUS australis. 



Cydnus australis, Erichs. Arch, fur Naturg. viii. 2/5. 256 (1842). 



a. New Holland. 



b. New Holland. Presented by Sir John Richardson, M.D. 



10. ^ETHUS transversus. 



Cydnus transversus, Burm. Nova Acta Ac. Leop. xvi. Supp. 291. 

 ll.t. 41. fig. 5(1834). 

 a. E. Indies. From Mr. Wooley's Collection. 



11. ^ETHUS subseneus. 



^E. thorace, corporeque subtus nigro-eeneis, capite scutelloque 

 nigris ; elytrorum corio fusco, membrana fuscescenti ; pedibus 

 nigro-piceis, tarsis castaneis ; rostro piceo ; antennis fuscis. $ . 

 Long. lin. 4. 



Head black, impunctate, with the anterior margin entire, the 

 central lobe as long as the lateral. Ocelli red. Thorax brassy 

 black, shining, with the posterior margin dull chestnut ; the la- 

 teral margins, the posterior portion of the disc, and the centre of 

 the anterior margin finely and rather thickly punctured. Scu- 

 tellum elongate, black, slightly shining, with a few scattered fine 

 punctures. Coriaceous portion of the elytra pitchy brown, thickly 

 and finely punctured, the punctures larger at the base; mem- 

 brane brownish, darker at the base, semitransparent at the mar- 

 gin. Abdomen beneath brassy black, with the disc very smooth 

 and shining, the sides wrinkled; the posterior margins of the 

 segments very finely denticulated towards the sides, smooth 

 across the disc. Breast black, shining, slightly brassy, with a 

 few punctures on the antepectus, and with a large, dead-black, 

 wrinkled patch occupying the greater part of each side of the 

 medi- and post-pectus. Legs pitchy black ; tarsi reddish chest- 

 nut. Rostrum pitchy. Antennae brown, with the second joint 

 reddish. 



a. Philippine Islands. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 



12. ^ETHUS margo, n. s. 



M. piceus, nitidus, sparse punctatus ; thoracis margine postico 

 castaneo ; elytris castaneis, margine pallidiori, membrana hya- 

 lina ; antennis, rostro, tarsisque ferrugineis. ? . 

 Long. lin. 4|. 



Head, thorax and scutellum pitchy, shining, sparingly punc- 

 tured. Head longer than broad, with the anterior margin semi- 

 circular, entire, a little reflexed, sparingly fringed with fine hairs ; 

 central lobe reaching the anterior margin. Thorax with the la- 



