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nnts ; posterior thighs with the apex black ; tibiae black at base 

 and apex ; tarsi black. Rostrum testaceous, with the two apical 

 joints black. Antennae with the basal joint black, second and 

 third fulvous, fourth black, with the tip fulvous, fifth black. 



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



9. DICTYOTUS confinis, n. s. 



D. prsecedenti valde affinis, sed differt capite longiori, scutelli 

 apice latiori, et membrana nigro-fusca, nervis pallidis. $ $ . 

 Long. lin. 2f-3. 



Broad, rather flat, above pale greyish testaceous, thickly and 

 finely punctured with brown. Head rather longer than in the 

 preceding species, with the lateral margins strongly waved, the 

 lateral lobes meeting beyond the central, and the apex very 

 faintly emarginate. Eyes dark brown ; ocelli reddish. Thorax 

 with the lateral margins yellowish, with a large black spot close 

 to each lateral angle. Scutellum with the apex yellow and im- 

 punctate, broader than in the preceding species ; its base with a 

 small yellow point in each angle, and a third in the centre. 

 Membrane of the elytra deep pitchy brown, with pale nervures. 

 Margins of the abdomen variegated with black and yellow, the 

 base and apex of each segment being black. Body beneath pale 

 ochreous. Abdomen with a curved raised line on each side on 

 the second and third segments, which is bordered internally with 

 black ; the base of the second segment and a spot on the centre 

 of the apical segment black. Breast rather thickly and finely 

 punctured with brown. Legs pale ochreous, with a few browii 

 points, with the thighs at the apex, and the tibiae at base and 

 apex, blackish ; tarsi brown, with the apex blackish. Rostrum 

 yellowish white, with the apex black. Antennae ochreous, with 

 the two apical joints blackish brown. 



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



10. DICTYOTUS similis, n. s. 



D. praecedentibus affinis, fusco-griseus, nigro-punctatus ; mem- 

 brana fusca, nervis hyalinis ; pedibus testaceis, fusco-puncta- 

 tis, tibiis apice, tarsisque fuscescentibus ', antennis nigris, arti- 

 culis 2 basalibus fusco-testaceis, fusco-punctatis. 

 Long. lin. 3J-4. 



Ovate, above greyish brown, thickly and finely punctured with 

 black. Thorax with the lateral angles somewhat prominent, 

 rounded ; the lateral margins slightly reflexed anteriorly, black 

 towards the lateral angles. Membrane of the elytra brown, with 

 transparent nervures. Margins of the abdomen banded with 

 orange and black. Body beneath testaceous, finely punctured 



