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HEMIPTERA. 



19. EUSCHISTUS obscurus, n. s. 



E. supra griseus, vel fuscescens, fusco-punctatus ; capite antice 

 integro ; humeris prominentibus subacutis ; scutelli apice in- 

 terdum albido marginato; membrana subhyalina, nervis fus- 

 cescentibus ; abdominis marginibus flavo nigroque variis ; cor- 

 pore subtus luteo, interdum virescente, pectore punctis utrin- 

 que 4 nigris; pedibus luteis, fusco-punctatis ; rostro luteo, 

 apice nigro ; antennis luteis. $ 9 . 

 Long. lin. 4^-5. 



a. Nevis. Presented by the Entomological Club. 



b. Central America. From Mr. Children's Collection. 



20. EUSCHISTUS proximus, n. s. 



E. praecedenti valde affinis; differt praecipue capite longiori; 

 pedibus fulvescentibus absque punctis fuscis ; antennis longio- 

 ribus, apice fuscescentibus. 3 . 

 Long. lin. 4. 



a. Columbia. From M. Goudot's Collection. 



Genus 6. DICER^EUS, n. g. 



Head furcate in front, the lateral lobes much longer than the 

 central, but not meeting in front of it, produced into acute spines. 

 Eyes moderate; ocelli placed near the eyes. Antennae about 

 half as long as the body, of five joints; basal joint short, not 

 reaching the apex of the head ; second joint longer than the first, 

 not longer than the third. Rostrum reaching the posterior coxae, 

 inserted about the middle of the head ; basal joint reaching the 

 base of the head, second joint longest. Body ovate. Lateral 

 angles of the thorax spinous ; lateral margins denticulate. Scu- 

 tellum triangular, with the apex narrow. Membrane of the 

 elytra with longitudinal nervures. Abdomen and sternum un- 

 armed. Legs moderate ; tarsi of three joints, basal joint longest. 



1. DICER^EUS melacanthus, n. s. PI. VIII. fig. 1. 



D. supra ochraceus, fusco-punctatus, thorace postice elytrisqu 

 rufescentibus ; thoracis spinis nigris; corpore subtus pallide 

 luteo, punctatissimo ; antennis ferrugineis. ? . 

 Long. lin. 4f, lat. hum. 3J. 



Head ochreous, rather thickly and finely punctured, the punc 

 tures on the vertex dark brown, on the fore-part of the head 

 reddish; lateral margins narrowly black. Eyes black; ocelli 

 brown. Thorax with the anterior portion ochreous, rather thickly 

 and finely punctured with brown, with the lateral margins 



