

IHEMIPTERA. 295 



STAURALIA chloracantha, n. s. PI. X. fig. 1. 



S. supra virescens, tenuissime fusco-punctata; scutelli apice nigro; 

 subtus fulva nitida; spina ventrali viridi; antennis subfulvis. 



Long. lin. 5J. 



Above pale green, very finely and rather scantily punctured 

 ith brown. Head and anterior portion of the thorax fulvous. 

 Scutellum with the extreme tip black. Membrane of the elytra 

 transparent, colourless. Back of the abdomen orange-red, with 

 the margins greenish. Body beneath orange. Abdomen very 

 smooth and shining, with a few scattered fine punctures on the 

 sides ; basal spine green. Breast paler than the abdomen ; ante- 

 pectus shining, punctured, the rest of the surface opaque. Legs 

 yellowish green, with the tarsi dusky. Rostrum orange, with 

 the tip black. Antennae dusky orange. 

 a. New Holland. 



Genus 35. AMPHACES, n. g. 



Head rather small, central lobe longer than the lateral. An- 

 tennae of five joints, nearly as long as the body; basal joint 

 reaching far beyond the apex of the head ; second joint longest, 

 more than twice as long as the third, which is the shortest ; fourth 

 joint longer than the fifth, which is about equal to the first. 

 Rostrum rather long, reaching the posterior coxae ; basal joint 

 short, not reaching nearly the base of the head ; second and third 

 about equal, longer than the first ; fourth joint shortest. Body 

 ovate, flat. Thorax unarmed. Sternum with a distinct, slender 

 keel. Abdomen flat, strongly keeled in the centre, with a short, 

 slender spine at the base, scarcely passing the posterior coxae, 

 and barely meeting the posterior extremity of the sternal keel. 

 Tarsi of two joints. 



1. AMPHACES ferruginea, n. s. PI. X. fig. 2. 



A. supra ferruginea, rufo-punctata ; subtus fulva ; pedibus fulvis ; 

 rostro testaceo, apice nigro ; antennis rufis, articulo quarto 

 apice, quinto basi except o, nigris. $ 9 

 Long. lin. ' 





Above ferruginous, thickly and finely punctured with red. 

 Eyes black. Scutellum with a small black spot in the centre of 

 the base. Membrane of the elytra transparent, with a small 

 black spot in the inner basal angle. Body beneath orange ; ab- 

 domen impunctate, but with its sides very finely aciculated; 

 breast punctured in front. Legs pale orange. Rostrum testa- 

 ceous, with the tip black. Antennae with the basal joint not 



