1/4 HEMIPTERA. 



armed. Scutellum triangular, elongated; the apex produe 

 slender. Coriaceous portion of the elytra a little longer tha 

 the membrane, with the apical margin oblique ; membrane pn 

 jecting considerably beyond the abdomen, with three pairs 

 longitudinal nervures. Margins of the abdomen with very m 

 nute spines at the posterior angles of each segment. Ventral 

 furrow very deep and strong, reaching nearly the apex of the 

 abdomen. Legs rather long and slender; tarsi with the basal 

 joint as long as the two others together. 



1. ECTENUS spectabilis. PI. V. fig. 5. 



Cimex spectabilis, Burm. Nova Acta Ac, Leop. xvi. Supp. t. 51. 

 fig. 5 (1834). 



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



Genus 19. AGENOR, n. g. 



Head not much longer than broad, with the apex deeply 

 notched ; the lateral lobes passing the central and meeting be- 

 yond it, with their apices very acute. Ocelli large, placed near 

 the posterior angles of the eyes. Antennae stout, as long? or 

 longer ? than the body, inserted about half-way between the eyes 

 and the apex of the head ; basal joint much longer than the head, 

 thicker than the rest, somewhat fusiform; second joint about 

 twice as long as the first, cylindrical ; third joint a little longer 

 than the first ; fourth wanting. Rostrum rather short, not reach- 

 ing the posterior coxae, rather stout, inserted about on a level 

 with the base of the antennae; basal joint just reaching the anterior 

 margin of the breast, second joint longest, third about equal to 

 the first, fourth much shorter. Body ovate, rather elongate. 

 Thorax convex, with the lateral margins finely denticulated, the 

 lateral angles produced into long acute spines. Scutellum tri- 

 angular, scarcely passing the middle of the abdomen, with the 

 apex slightly reflexed. Coriaceous portion of the elytra much 

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

 outer angle rounded; membrane with longitudinal nervures. 

 Margins of the abdomen scarcely denticulated. Abdomen 

 flattened in the centre beneath ; ventral furrow scarcely visible. 

 Legs moderate ; basal joint of the tarsi as long as the two others 

 together. 



1. AGENOR spinosus, n. s. PI. V. fig. 6. 



A. fusco-griseus, fusco-punctatissimus ; elytrorum membrana 

 albida, nigro-venosa, interstitiis nigro-punctatis. $ . 

 Long. lin. 9. 



Brownish griseous, very thickly covered with fine pitchy brown 



