292 HEMIPTERA. 



with a large, slightly elevated, impunctate yellow spot on each 

 side near the lateral margins before the middle. Coriaceous 

 portion of the elytra with a large, impunctate, yellow spot about 

 the middle of the disc ; membrane brownish, somewhat opaque, 

 with the inner basal angle dark brown. Body beneath fulvous, 

 the breast brighter than the abdomen. Abdomen somewhat 

 opaque, impunctate, with the centre of the third, fourth and fifth 

 segments brown, the lateral margins brownish ; the first segment 

 and the ventral spine concolorous with the breast. Breast 

 slightly shining, more or less punctured with brown, with the 

 antero-lateral margins and the lateral spines black. Legs, ros- 

 trum and the two basal joints of the antennae fulvous ; the three 

 last joints of the latter wanting. 



a. Silhet. From Mr. Stainforth's Collection. 



Genus 31. ANISCHYS, n. g. 



Head rather broad, rounded in front, central lobe as long as 

 the lateral. Antenna more than half as long as the body, five- 

 jointed ; basal joint projecting considerably beyond the apex of 

 the head, stouter than the two following joints ; third joint 

 shortest. Rostrum very short, not passing the insertion of the 

 second pah* of legs. Body rounded ovate, very flat. Thorax 

 with the lateral margins dilated, rounded, slightly reflexed at 

 the edge; the anterior margin deeply emarginate. Scutellum 

 triangular, nearly equilateral, with the apex narrow. Coriaceous 

 portion of the elytra longer than the membrane, dilated on the 

 outer margin at the base, where it is broader than the abdomen, 

 narrower than the abdomen towards the apex , apical margin 

 oblique, very slightly curved. Abdomen beneath with a broad 

 keel and a distinct basal spine. Sternum not keeled. Tarsi of 

 two joints. 



1. ANISCHYS sparsus. 



Cimex sparsus, Germ. Sill. Rev. Ent. v. 174. Ill (1837). 

 Rhaphigaster sparsus, H. Sch. Wanz. viii. 7 & 10. t. 252. fig. 786 

 (1845). 



a. Cape of Good Hope. 



2. ANISCHYS luteovarius, PL IX. fig. 5. 



Pentatoma luteovaria, Hope, Cat. 45 (1837). 



a. New Holland. Presented by Sir John Richardson, MJ). 



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