HEMIPTERA. 309 



green, with the tips of the claws black. Rostrum testaceous, 

 with the extreme tip pitchy black. Antennae pale yellowish 

 green, becoming brown towards the apex. 



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



17. ACANTHOSOMA elongatum, n. s. 



A. supra luteo-virescens, nigro-punctatum ; thorace postice, ely- 

 trisque interne, rufescentibus ; subtus luteum ; thoracis angulis 

 lateralibus spinosis, obtusis, rubris ; ano ( $ ) forcipato, rubro. 

 ?, 

 Long. lin. / 



Elongate ; above yellowish green, punctured with black. 

 Head slightly wrinkled, impimctate, somewhat pointed in front, 

 with the central lobe longer than the lateral. Eyes black. Tho- 

 rax yellowish green in front, reddish behind, coarsely and rather 

 thickly punctured with black, with the exception of a transverse 

 band near the anterior margin; lateral angles produced into 

 strong, deep crimson spines, with the apex obtuse. Scutellum 

 coarsely but sparingly punctured with black, and with a reddish 

 brown, triangular mark in the centre of the base. Coriaceous 

 portion of the elytra reddish internally, the outer margin and the 

 greater portion of the apex yellowish green ; the whole surface 

 thickly and strongly punctured with black and somewhat rugose ; 

 membrane brownish, transparent. Body beneath bright yellowy 

 shining. Abdomen impunctate, with a strong central keel; 

 sexual organs much developed, but much less so than in the pre- 

 ceding species ; lateral processes bright red ; inner pieces flat- 

 tened, yellow, widened and emarginate at the tip, which is black. 

 Antepectus with a few fine black punctures ; posterior margin of 

 the postpectus thickly and finely punctured. Legs greenish 

 testaceous, with the tarsi dusky, and the tips of the claws black. 

 Tip of the rostrum blackish. Antennae with the basal joint 

 greenish testaceous ; the remainder brown, becoming darker to- 

 wards the apex. 



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



18. ACANTHOSOMA ferrugator. 



Cimex ferrugator, Fab. E. S. iv. 101. 86 (1794) $ S. R. 162.37 



(1803). 

 Cimex bispinus, Panz. F. G. 26. 23; Wolff, Ic. dm. 8. t. 1. 



fig. 8 (1800); Fall Mon. dm. 43. 2 (1807) $ Hem. Suec. 22. 



2 (1829). 



Clinocoris ferrugator, Hahn, Wanz.ii.72. t. 52. fig. 159(1834). 

 Acanthosoma ferrugator, H. Sch. Nom. Ent. i. 57 & 94 (1835). 

 Acanthosoma bispina, Burm. Handb. ii. 360. 5 (1835). 



