286 HEMIPTERA. 



and a line within the orbit of each eye, two parallel, central lon- 

 gitudinal lines reaching the posterior margin of the head, and 

 sometimes an abbreviated line on each lateral lobe, black. Thorax 

 with a strong, punctured, black line running close to the anterior 

 and antero-lateral margins, and on the anterior portion of the 

 disc two irregular, transverse, black, ocellated marks. Scutellum 

 with a lozenge-shaped black spot in the middle near the base, 

 and a black spot on each lateral margin near the apex. Coria- 

 ceous portion of the elytra with a broad black apical band, which 

 is interrupted in the middle by a broad, oblique reddish line ; 

 membrane transparent, whitish. Margins of the abdomen yellow, 

 thickly punctured, with a black band on each of the sutures. 

 Body beneath testaceous, thickly punctured at the sides; with 

 three broad, longitudinal black bands, namely, one on each side 

 running from behind the eyes to the apex of the abdomen, having 

 a narrow testaceous margin through its whole course, and one 

 down the middle, which is sometimes formed of distinct spots on 

 the abdomen ; the abdomen is sometimes black, with a large 

 testaceous patch on each side at the base. Ventral spine long, 

 reaching the intermediate coxae, testaceous. Legs orange. Ros- 

 trum pitchy, with the base testaceous. Antenna? pale brown. 



35. RHAPH i CASTER varipennis. 



Pentatoma varipennis, Hope, Cat. 43 (1837). 



a. Tenasserim. Presented by Packman, Esq. 



b. Java. From the East India Company's Collection. 



36. RHAPHIGASTER lythrodes. 



Cimex lythrodes, Germ. Silb. Rev. Ent. v. 1/5. 113 (1837). 

 Rhaphigaster lythrodes, H. Sch. Wanz. viii. 7 & 10. t. 252. fig. 787 

 (1845). 



a. Cape of Good Hope. 



37. RHAPHIGASTER maculiventris, n. s. 



R. supra griseo-luteus, nigro-punctatus ; capite thoraceque an- 

 tice nigris, marginibus luteis ; scutello apice pallido ; corpore 

 subtus nigro, punctato, abdomine maculis 8 flavis ; pedibus 

 antennisque fulvis. ? . 

 Long. lin. 3. 



Ovate, rather elongate, above greyish yellow, punctured with 

 black. Head black, slightly coppery, thickly and finely punc- 

 tured, with the margins yellow. Ocelli red. Thorax with the punc- 

 tures on the disc more or less approximated into spots, the an- 



