HEMIPTERA. 171 



* Antenna five-jointed. 



a. Second joint of the antenna generally nearly as long as the 



third; never less than half its length. (PL V. fig. 3 a.) 



1. PCECILOMETIS Australasise. 



Cimex Australasiae, Don. South Sea Ins. Hem. pi. 3. fig. 6 (1805). 

 Halys flavopunctata, Guer. Voy. Coq. Zool. ii. Ins. 170. pi. 11. 



fig. 17 (1830). 



, Halys Australasia, Burm. Handb. ii. 362. 2(1835); H. Sch, 

 Wanz. v. 76. 1. 169. fig. 521 (1839) & vii. 60(1844). 



a. New Holland. 



b. New Holland. Presented by General Thomas Hard- 



wicke. 



c. New Holland. From Mr. Children's Collection. 



2. PCECILOMETIS apicalis. 



Halys apicalis, Hope, Cat. 23? (1837). 



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



b. Swan River. Presented by Sir John Richardson, M.D. 



c. Swan River. 



3. PCECILOMETIS gravis. 



Cimex gravis, Fab. E. S. iv. 113. 128 (1794) fy S. R. 169. 77 



(1803). 

 Halys gravis, Hope, Cat. 24 (1837). 



a. New Holland. Presented by Francis Walker, Esq. 



b. New Holland. 



b. Second joint of the antenna very short, about one-fourth the 



length of the third joint. (PL V. fig. 3 b.) 



4. PCECILOMETIS lineatus. 



Halys lineata, Hope, Cat. 24 (1837). 



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



b. Swan River. Presented by Sir John Richardson, M.D. 



t Antenna of four joints, with the second very long. 



5. PCECILOMETIS strigatus. PL V. fig. 3. 



Halys strigata, Hope, Cat. 23 (1837). 



a. New Holland. 



b. New Holland. From Mr. Walker's Collection. 



c. New South Wales. From Mr. Wood's Collection. 



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