HEMIPTERA. 133 



5. SCIOCORIS vittatus, n. s. 



5. ovatus, supra nigro-castaneus, vittis tribus e capitis apice ad 

 apicem scutelli ductis, marginibusque lateralibus thoracis et 

 elytrorum flavis. $ . 



Long. lin. 3J. 



Oval. Above blackish brown, thickly and finely punctured, 

 with some irregular spots of reddish brown on the surface. Head 

 black, with a narrow central longitudinal line, and a broader one 

 on each side, yellow. Thorax with the lateral margins and three 

 longitudinal lines, continuous with those of the head, yellow. 

 Scutellum with a central line and the lateral margins yellow. 

 Lateral margins of the coriaceous portion of the elytra yellow ; 

 membrane blackish brown, with the margin paler. Margins of 

 the abdomen irregularly edged with orange. Abdomen beneath 

 red, very thickly and finely punctured, with the outer margins, a 

 broad longitudinal band, and a fainter band within this on each 

 side, yellow. Breast black, with the antero-lateral margins 

 whitish ; a broad yellow band down each side, and a few irregu- 

 lar red spots near the coxae. Thighs pitchy black ; tibiae brown- 

 ish ; tarsi pitchy. Rostrum brown, with the two apical joints 

 pitchy. Antennae with the three basal joints pale brown, the two 

 apical ones pitchy, 

 a. Africa? 



b. Scutellum triangular, narrowed to the apex. 



6. SCIOCORIS Nercivus, n. s. 



S. elongato-ovatus, subferrugineus, fusco-punctatus ; capite elon- 

 gato, triangulari, antice acuminato ; abdomine utrinque vitta 

 obsoleta nigra. 9 

 Long. lin. 5. 



Elongate-ovate, somewhat ferruginous, very thickly and finely 

 punctured with brown. Head elongate, triangular, pointed in 

 front, with the sides slightly curved outwards. Eyes black. 

 Thorax with the sides nearly straight. Scutellum elongate, tri- 

 angular, with a black impressed dot in each basal angle. Mem- 

 brane of the elytra transparent, brownish. Abdomen beneath 

 sparingly punctured, with a broad longitudinal line formed of 

 close black punctures on each side. Breast rather thickly but 

 irregularly punctured with brown. Legs rather paler than the 

 rest of the body; thighs covered with fine black points. An- 

 tennae testaceous at the base, ferruginous towards the apex. 



