252 HEMIPTERA. 



49. PENTATOMA crossota, n. s. 



P. prsecedentibus valde affinis, viridis, punctata ; elytrorum corio, 

 margine exterior! excepto, rufo ; thoracis lateribus rectis, linea 

 tenuissima fusca. $ 9 

 Long. lin. 4f-5. 



Very closely allied to the preceding. Head, thorax and seu- 

 tellum bright green, rather thickly and finely punctured with 

 brown. Eyes black ; ocelli red. The head has a very short,, 

 black line on each side in front of the eyes below the lateral mar- 

 gin. Thorax with a very slender, reddish brown line on the edge 

 of each lateral margin, the lateral margins straight. Scutellum 

 with the margin of the apex whitish. Coriaceous portion of the 

 elytra red, punctured with brown, with the outer margin green, 

 punctured. Membrane transparent, with a large brown cloud at 

 the base, in which are two darker brown spots. Wings trans- 

 parent, with the principal nervure red. Abdomen above crim- 

 son, very thickly and finely punctured, with the lateral margins 

 bright green. Body beneath green, very thickly and finely punc- 

 tured, except on the centre of the disc of the abdomen which is 

 yellowish, very smooth and impunctate ; lateral margins of the 

 abdomen with a black point on the apical angle of each segment. 

 Legs green ; tarsi testaceous ; claws black. Rostrum pale testa- 

 ceous, with the tip black. Antennae longer than in P.fimbriata ; 

 second joint considerably shorter than the third; basal joint 

 green ; second pale greenish yellow ; third becoming fulvous to- 

 wards the apex ; fourth and fifth fulvous, with the tips brown. 



a. N. Bengal. From Lieut. Campbell's Collection. 



b.1 Philippine Islands. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 



50. PENTATOMA affinis, n. s. 



P. praecedenti valde affinis, differt antennis brevioribus, articulis 

 3, 4 et 5 fulvis, apice nigris ; thoracis lateribus subrotundatis, 

 sine linea tenui nigra ; elytrorum corio rufo-fusco, nigro ma- 

 culoso-punctato. S ? . 

 Long. lin. 4J. 



a. Australia. Presented by John M'Gillivray, Esq. 



51. PENTATOMA notia, n. s. 



P. Ia3te viridis, fusco-punctata ; capite postice, thoracis macula 

 media antica, scutelli macula basali, fulvis; elytrorum disco 

 fulvo, nigro maculato. 9 . 

 Long. lin. 3^. 



Ovate, rather broad, light green, thickly and finely punctured 

 with brown. Head with the vertex orange. Eyes pitchy black ; 



