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the apex slightly reflexed. Coriaceous portion of the elytra 

 much longer than the membrane, with the apical margin oblique, 

 slightly truncated at the outer angle ; membrane with longitudinal 

 nervures. Margins of the abdomen strongly spinous. Ventral 

 furrow very strong, reaching the posterior margin of the penul- 

 timate segment. Legs moderate; tarsi with the basal joint 

 longest. 



1. SPUD^EUS reticulatus. PL V. fig. 1. 



Halys reticulata, Hope, Cat. 24 (183/). 



a. New Holland. 



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



c. Port Essington. Presented by the Earl of Derby. 



d. Port Essington. From Mr. Gould's Collection. 



2. SPUD^EUS parvulus. 



Halys parvula, Hope, Cat. 22 (1837). 



a. Port Essington. From Mr. Gould's Collection. 





Genus 15. BATHRUS, n. g. 



Head rather short and broad, rounded in front, with the cen- 

 tral lobe as long as the lateral. Antennae inserted rather nearer 

 to the eyes than to the apex of the head, rather slender ; basal 

 joint projecting considerably beyond the apex of the head ; second 

 joint nearly three times the length of the first ; rest wanting. 

 Rostrum passing the second segment of the abdomen, inserted 

 on a level with the base of the antennae ; basal joint reaching the 

 base of the head ; second longer ; third longest j fourth shorter 

 than the first. Body ovate. Thorax hexagonal, with the lateral 

 angles prominent and acute, the lateral margins furnished with 

 two or three strong, acute teeth near the anterior angles. Scu- 

 tellum triangular. Coriaceous portion of the elytra much longer 

 than the membrane, with the apical margin very oblique, but not 

 sinuated ; membrane with an oblong basal cell, and four longi- 

 tudinal nervures, of which the two outer are furcate. Margins of 

 the abdomen unarmed. Ventral furrow very strong, reaching 

 the base of the fifth segment. Legs moderate ; tarsi with the 

 basal joint longer than the two following. 



1. BATHRUS variegatus, n. s. PL V. fig. 2. 



B. supra griseus, punctatus, viridi-seneo variegatus ; corpore sub- 

 tus, pedibus, rostroque testaceis ; stigmatibus rostroque apice 

 nigris. $ . 

 Long. lin. 8. 



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