312 HEMIPTERA. 



Above pale yellowish olive. Head triangular, pointed in front, 

 with the central lobe passing the lateral, the surface slightly 

 wrinkled. Thorax thickly and rather coarsely punctured; the 

 lateral angles produced into long impunctate horns, which are 

 sometimes yellow ; the horns directed forwards and of the same 

 thickness from the base to near the apex, which is acute and 

 slightly recurved. Scutellum rather strongly but not very thickly 

 punctured. Coriaceous portion of the elytra very thickly punc- 

 tured; membrane transparent, brownish. Body beneath orange 

 or pale olive. Abdomen impunctate, but very finely wrinkled 

 towards the sides ; the apex sometimes bright red. Legs and 

 rostrum testaceous or pale olive. Antennae testaceous, with the 

 third joint black, except at the base (two apical joints wanting). 

 a. . Presented by General Thomas Hardwicke. 



25. ACANTHOSOMA cornutum. 



Acanthosoma cornutum, Dall. Ent. Trans, v. 193. 7- pi. 19. fie. 6 

 (1849). 



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



Genus 43. BEB^EUS, n. g. 



Head truncated and slightly emarginate in front; lateral 

 lobes a little longer than the central. Antennae more than half 

 the length of the body, pilose, of five joints ; basal joint short- 

 est, passing the apex of the head ; second joint longer than the 

 third ; fourth about equal to the second ; fifth longest. Rostrum 

 short, not reaching the posterior coxae ; second joint longest ; 

 fourth shortest. Body rather broad. Lateral angles of the thorax 

 produced into strong, truncated horns. Membrane of the elytra 

 with reticulated nervures. Sternum keelless. Ventral spine very 

 strong, reaching up beyond the base of the head. Legs pilose ; 

 tarsi of two joints, second joint more than twice the length of 

 the first. 



1 . BEB^EUS punctipes, n. s. PI. X. fig. 6. 



B. supra testaceus vel pallide olivaceus, subtus testaceus nigro- 

 punctatus ; thorace spinoso, spinis truncatis ; elytrorum mem- 

 brana reticulata. 9 

 Long. lin. 4-4 J. 



Above testaceous or pale olive, punctured with black. Head 

 truncated in front ; lateral lobes as long as the central, thickly and 

 finely punctured with black. Thorax somewhat irregularly punc- 

 tured with black, the lateral angles produced into thick truncated 

 spines. Scutellum rather sparingly punctured with black, with 



