240 HEMIPTERA. 



in front, very thickly punctured with black, which makes the an- 

 terior portion appear nearly black ; the vertex with a large, pale 

 brown, impunctate patch, divided down the middle by a band of 

 fine black punctures. Eyes pitchy; ocelli reddish. Thorax 

 somewhat olivaceous, finely but not very thickly punctured, with 

 the lateral margins broadly yellowish white and impunctate, a 

 small spot of the same colour in the centre of the anterior mar- 

 gin, and on each side of this a pitchy black transverse patch. 

 Scutellum mottled with yellowish white, and rather thickly and 

 finely punctured with brown. Coriaceous portion of the elytra 

 a little darker than the thorax and scutellum, slightly ferruginous, 

 thickly punctured with brown ; membrane dark brown. Margins 

 of the abdomen whitish. Body beneath yellowish white. Ab- 

 domen faintly and irregularly punctured towards the sides, the 

 disc smooth, with a few scattered black points. Breast with a 

 band of black punctures on each side of the antepectus, and a 

 large dull brown patch on each side of the medipectus. Legs 

 yellowish white, with the tarsi brownish ; thighs and tibiae with 

 a few black points. Rostrum of the same colour, with the apex 

 black. Antennae black ; basal joint white tipped with black. 

 a. New Holland. From Mr. Lambert's Collection. 



18. PENTATOMA humerosa, n. s. 



P. oblonga, subelongata, humeris prominulis rotundatis, supra 

 grisea, punctata ; scutello elongato, maculis 3 basalibus apice- 

 que flavis, hoc rufo-tincto; membrana hyalina; subtus vires- 

 cens, abdomine fascia longitudinali utrinque albida. 9 

 Long. lin. 5f . 



Oblong, rather elongate, greenish grey, very thickly and finely 

 punctured. Head somewhat pointed in front. Eyes prominent, 

 globose. Thorax with the lateral angles somewhat prominent, 

 rounded, the lateral margins yellowish, an indistinct yellow spot 

 on each side towards the anterior margin, and a faint ferruginous 

 band across the posterior margin. Scutellum elongate, with a 

 large bright yellow spot in each basal angle and a smaller one in 

 the centre of the base ; the apex yellow, with the extreme tip red. 

 Coriaceous portion of the elytra somewhat ferruginous, punc- 

 tured with brown, with the outer margin whitish, and a large ir- 

 regular whitish patch on the centre of the disc ; membrane trans- 

 parent. Body beneath greyish green, thickly and finely punc- 

 tured. Abdomen with the lateral margins spotted with orange ; 

 the disc mottled with brown, with a longitudinal white band on 

 each side. Breast with an orange spot on each side of the medi- 

 pectus. Legs pale greenish or testaceous; tibia? tinged with 

 brown, especially at the apex; tarsi brownish. Rostrum pale 



