HEMIPTERA. 261 



on each side. Legs longitudinally striped with yellow and black ; 

 tarsi black. Rostrum black, with the base yellow. Antennae 

 black. 



a. S. Africa. Presented by Dr. Andrew Smith. 



9. STRACHIA alienata. 



Cimex alienatus, Fab. S. R. 173. 97 (1803). 

 Ciinex variegatus, King fy Ehr. Symb. Phys. v. t. 44. fig. 7 (1845?) 

 (in textu Cimex coloratus). 



a. W. Africa. 



b. S. Africa. 



c. Port Natal. From Dr. Gueinzius' Collection. 



10. STRACHIA speciosa, n. s. 



S. supra nigra, nitida, flavo rubroque variegata ; membrana fusca, 

 jieneo-subnitida, limbo hyalino; subtus fulva, linea utrinque 

 submarginali rufescenti, abdomine stigmatibus nigris, et utrin- 

 que serie punctorum nigrorum. 9 

 Long. lin. 3^-. 



Rather elongate ovate. Head black, impunctate, with the in- 

 ner margin of each of the lateral lobes yellow, an orange spot at 

 the base of each lateral lobe, a large oblong orange-yellow spot 

 on the centre of the vertex, and a minute yellow dot on each 

 side between this and the eyes. Eyes pitchy ; ocelli red. Tho- 

 rax black, divided in the middle by a deep, transverse, strongly 

 punctured furrow ; anterior portion smooth", shining, impunctate, 

 with the broad lateral margins, a short line on each side on the 

 anterior margin, and four spots across the disc, just in front of 

 the transverse furrow, yellow ; a small raised orange spot near 

 each anterior angle surrounded by a depressed line; posterior 

 portion irregularly punctured, with a broad central yellow longi- 

 tudinal band, expanded on the posterior margin (and probably 

 continued on the anterior lobe), and a narrower band of the same 

 colour on each side. Scutellum rather elongated, punctured ; 

 the base black, with a broad, central, longitudinal yellow line, 

 and an orange spot in each angle ; the posterior portion yellow, 

 with a large red patch on the disc, at and behind which, the late- 

 ral margins are black ; apex impunctate. Coriaceous portion of 

 the elytra black, punctured, with the disc smooth ; with the outer 

 margin broadly but interruptedly pale yellow, the two inner ner- 

 vures pale yellow, an orange spot on the disc before the middle, 

 and a large irregular yellow patch tinged with red in the middle, 

 at the apex ; membrane dark brown, shining, somewhat brassy, 

 with the margin hyaline. Body beneath tawny, very smooth, 

 shining. Abdomen impunctate, with a row of spots on each 



