HEMIPTERA. 21? 



2. HOPLISTODERA virescens, n. s. 



H. pallide virescenti-lutea, fusco-punctata ; capite fulvo; tho- 

 racis spinis subhorizontalibus ; scutello basi fusco maculate ; 

 pedibus antennisque pallide flavis, his apice fulvis. < . 

 Long. lin. 4. 



Head orange-yellow, brownish towards the vertex, which is 

 sparingly punctured. Thorax very pale yellowish green, rather 

 thickly punctured with brown, with two yellowish brown spots 

 near the anterior margin ; the lateral spines not very long, nearly 

 horizontal, acute. Scutellum testaceous, the basal portion very 

 sparingly, the apical more closely, punctured with brown; the 

 base with four brown spots. Coriaceous portion of the elytra 

 pale yellowish green, rather finely and not thickly punctured 

 with brown; membrane transparent. Abdomen beneath pale 

 greenish yellow, rather thickly punctured, the punctures brown 

 on each side of the disc, on the centre of the last segment, and 

 on the anal plate. Breast pale yellow, punctured with brown. 

 Legs pale yellow, with the apices of the tibiae and the basal 

 joints of the tarsi brownish. Rostrum yellow, with the tip black. 

 Antennae yellow, with the two apical joints fulvous. 

 a. N. India. From Capt. Boys's Collection. 



3r HOPLISTODERA trimaculata. 



Scutellera trimaculata, LeP. fy Serv. Enc. x. 411. 5 (1825). 



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



b. Java. From the East India Company's Collection. 



4. HOPLISTODERA convexa, n. s. 



H. convexa, fulva, fusco-variegata, nitida, sparse punctata; tho- 

 racis spinis subcylindricis, subreflexis; pedibus antennisque 

 testaceis. ? . 

 Long. lin. 3. 



Short and convex, fulvous, shining. Head impunctate. Tho- 

 rax with a few scattered coarse punctures on the disc, two in- 

 distinct brown spots on the anterior margin, and three larger 

 ones on the posterior margin ; the lateral spines rather slender, 

 somewhat cylindrical, acute, slightly turned upwards. Scutel- 

 lum with a few coarse punctures on the disc, three indistinct 

 brown spots at the base, and the apical portion brownish. Mem- 

 brane of the elytra transparent. Body beneath fulvous, smooth 

 and shining. Abdomen impunctate. Breast with a few punc- 

 tures on the antepectus. Legs testaceous; thighs brownish 

 towards the tip. Rostrum reaching the middle of the third 



