222 HEMIPTERA. 



large, placed close to the eyes. Antennae with the basal joint 

 short and stout, not reaching the apex of the head ; second joint 

 more than twice the length of the first, but shorter than the 

 third; remainder wanting. Rostrum very long, reaching the 

 middle of the third ventral segment, inserted close to the apex 

 of the head ; basal joint shortest, reaching the base of the head ; 

 second joint longer than the first, shorter than the fourth ; third 

 longest. Anterior angles of the rostral canal produced down- 

 wards into two long, curved tusks, of which the points are turned a 

 little backwards and inwards. Body ovate. Thorax hexagonal, 

 unarmed. Scutellum large and long, reaching at least two-thirds 

 the length of the abdomen, with the apex broad and rounded. 

 Coriaceous portion of the elytra much longer than the membrane, 

 reaching nearly to the apex of the scutellum ; membrane with 

 longitudinal nervures. Legs moderate; tarsi of three joints, 

 basal and apical joints about equal. 



1. AXIAGASTUS Rosmarus, n. s. PI. VIII. fig. 5. 



A. luteus, nigro-punctatus ; thorace antice maculis 4, scutello 

 4 basi, fasciaque magna subapicali, nigris; pedibus luteis, 

 nigro-punctatis. $ . 

 Long. lin. 7. 



Yellow, somewhat shining, rather finely and sparingly punc- 

 tured with black. Head with the margins, a line down each side 

 of the central and two longitudinal lines on the vertex, black. 

 Eyes brown; ocelli reddish. Thorax with the lateral margins 

 and four spots placed in a transverse line near the anterior mar- 

 gin black ; posterior margin blackish. Scutellum with two small 

 black spots near the centre of the base, a larger one on each 

 lateral margin before the middle, and a large black patch before 

 the apex. Coriaceous portion of the elytra clouded with brown; 

 membrane brownish, semitransparent. Margins of the abdomen 

 banded with black and yellow, the base and apex of each seg- 

 ment being black. Abdomen beneath very finely punctured with 

 brown ; stigmata black. Breast irregularly punctured with black 

 and brown. Legs yellow ; thighs with large, tibia? with smaller, 

 black points. Rostrum with the extreme tip black. Antennae 

 with the two basal joints yellow, the second with black points ; 

 third joint black, with the base yellow; remainder wanting. 

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



Genus 14. MLIA. 



Cimex, p., Linn. Syst. Nat. i. (1767); DeG. Mem. iii. (1773); 

 Fab. Ent. Syst. iv. (1794); Burm. Handb. ii. (1835). 

 p., Fab. Syst. R. (1803). 



