HEMIPTERA. 289 



42. RHAPHIGASTER divisus. 



Cimex divisus, H. Sch. Wanz. v. 62. t. 164. fig. 504 (1839). 

 a. S. Africa. 



43. RHAPHIGASTER loriventris. 



Cimex loriventris, Germ. Silb. Rev. Ent. v. 173. 109 (1837). 

 Rhaphigaster loriventris, H. Sch. Wanz. viii. 8. t. 251. fig. 782 

 (1845). 



a. Cape of Good Hope. From M. Drege's Collection. 



44. RHAPHIGASTER impluviatus. 



Acanthosoma impluviata, Germ. Silb. Rev. Ent. v. 182. 124 



(1837). 

 Rhaphigaster impluviatus, H. Sch. Wanz. viii. 9. t. 252. fig. 785 



(1845). 



a. Cape of Good Hope. From M. Drege's Collection. 



45. RHAPHIGASTER discolor, n. s. 



R. supra fusco-griseus, nigro-fusco punctatus ; angulis thoracis 

 subprominulis ; subtus testaceus, lateribus punctatis, spina 

 ventrali brevi ; pedibus testaceis ; antennis rufescentibus, basi 

 testaceis. $ . 

 Long. lin. 4. 



Above brownish grey, thickly punctured with blackish brown. 

 Head rather small, finely punctured. Thorax transverse, with 

 the lateral angles somewhat prominent and forming the widest 

 part of the body, very thickly and rather finely punctured. Scu- 

 bellum punctured like the thorax. Coriaceous portion of the 

 elytra with the basal two-thirds of the outer margin reddish, 

 very thickly punctured, with an indistinct longitudinal impunc- 

 tate patch on the disc behind the middle ; membrane brownish, 

 sernitransparent. Body beneath pale testaceous. Abdomen with 

 the sides punctured, the disc smooth ; ventral spine very short, 

 not reaching the posterior coxae. Breast punctured. Legs pale 

 testaceous. Antennae with the two basal joints testaceous, third 

 and fourth ferruginous, fifth wanting. 

 . Columbia. 



46. RHAPHIGASTER? macracanthus, n. s. 



R. latus, rotundatus, subferrugineo-fuscus, nigro-punctatus ; hu- 

 meris prominentibus obtusis ; subtus fulvus, punctatus ; spina 

 ventrali magna, capitis basin attingente, fusco-picea ; antennis 

 m'gris, basi testaceis, articulis 2 ultimis basi fulvis. . 

 Long. lin. 5J, lat. hum. 4|. 



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