HEMIPTERA. 285 



finely punctured with brown. Legs testaceous, with numerous 

 black points. Rostrum testaceous, with the extreme tip black. 

 Antennae testaceous, covered with minute brown points. 

 a. . From Mr. Children's Collection. 



33. RHAPHIGASTER apicalis, n. s. 



R. supra griseus, nigro-punctatus ; capite lineis 6, scutello ma- 

 cula basali, duabusque subapicalibus, corii apice, maculaque 

 media, nigris ; abdominis marginibus flavis, nigro-variegatis ; 

 corpore subtus pedibusque testaceis, nigro-punctatis ; antennis 

 testaceis, apicibus nigris. ? . 

 Long. lin. 4. 



Above pale greyish olive. Head with six black, punctured 

 lines on the anterior portion, w r hich unite more or less on the 

 vertex, making that part nearly black, with irregular pale spots. 

 Eyes brown ; ocelli red. Thorax rather thickly punctured with 

 black, the punctures arranged somewhat in transverse lines, with 

 the anterior portion of the disc blackish, the anterior and lateral 

 margins with a narrow whitish edge. Scutellum rather thickly 

 punctured with black, with a small orange spot in each basal 

 angle, a large round black spot in the middle of the base, and a 

 black spot on each lateral margin near the apex. Coriaceous 

 portion of the elytra rather thickly punctured with black, with 

 the apex and a submarginal spot near the middle, black ; mem- 

 brane transparent, brownish. Margins of the abdomen varie- 

 gated with black and yellow, very thickly punctured. Abdomen 

 beneath greyish testaceous, with the sides rather thickly and 

 strongly punctured with black ; ventral spine long, reaching the 

 intermediate coxae. Breast testaceous, thickly punctured with 

 black. Legs testaceous; thighs punctured with black; tarsi 

 with the apical joint brown. Rostrum testaceous, with the tip 

 black. Antennae with the three basal joints testaceous ; fourth 

 and fifth black, with the base testaceous. 



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



34. RHAPHIGASTER concinnus, n. s. 



R. fulvo-testaceus, nigro-punctatus, rufescente tinctus; capite 

 nigro-lineato ; scutello macula basali, duabusque subapicalibus, 

 elytrorumque corio fascia apicali interrupta, nigris; corpore 

 subtus testaceo fasciis tribus latis longitudinalibus nigris; 

 pedibus fulvis. c? 9 . 

 Long. S lin. 3, $ lin. 3|. 



Above testaceous or pale orange, shining, finely but not very 

 thickly punctured with black. Head with the lateral margins 



