340 HEMIPTERA. 



somewhat obscure, with a few large black punctures on the under 

 surface of the thoracic processes and the lateral angles of the 

 apical segment of the abdomen; sternal keel bright fulvous 

 brown, smooth and shining. Legs, rostrum and antennae brownish 

 fulvous. 



2. PYGOPLATYS acutus, n. s. 



P. pallide fuscus, punctatus, subtus fulvus ; thorace spinis latera- 

 libus validis, acutis. ? . 

 Long. lin. 8, lat. hum. 8. 



Above pale brown, thickly and rather strongly punctured. 

 Thorax with a long, stout, acute spine on each side. Margins of 

 the abdomen with a brassy green spot on each segment. Body 

 beneath and legs somewhat fulvous; sternal keel bright fulvous. 

 Antennae pitchy brown, the two apical joints wanting. 

 a. . Presented by the Entomological Club. 



Genus 9. TESSARATOMA. 



Cimex, p., Fab. Ent. Syst. iv. (1/94). 



Edessa, p., Fab. Syst. R. (1803). 



Tessaratoma, p., Le P. fy Serv. Enc. Meth. x. (1825). 



Tessaratoma, Hahn, Wanz. ii. 122 (1834). 



Tesseratoma, p., Burm. Handb. ii. (1835). 



Tesseratoma, Am. fy Serv. Hem. 164 (1843). 



1. TESSARATOMA chinensis. 



Cimex chinensis, Thunb. Nov. Ins. Sp. 45. t. 2. fig. 59 (1783). 

 Cimex papillosus, Fab. E. S. iv. 106. 103 (1794) ; Wolff, Ic. Cim. 



12. t. 2. fig. 12 (1800). 

 Edessa papillosa, Fab. S. R. 150. 19 (1803). 

 Tessaratoma Sonneratii, LeP. fy Serv. Enc. x. 590. 2 (1825). 

 Tesseratoma Sonneratii, Guer. Ic. R. A. Ins. pi. 55. fig. 4. 

 Tessaratoma papillosa, Hahn, Wanz. ii. 123. t. 6?. fig. 204 (1834). 

 Tesseratoma javana ? , Burm. Handb. ii. 350. 1? (1835). 

 Tesseratoma papillosa, Am. fy Serv. Hem. 165. 2 (1843). 



a. . Presented by General Thomas Hardwicke. 



b. . Presented by Firminger, Esq. 



c. Java. Presented by M. Audinet Serville. 



d. China. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



2. TESSARATOMA papillosa. 



Cimex papillosus, Drury, Ins. i. 96. pi. 42. fig. 2 (1770); Don. 



Ins. Ind. Hem. pi. 8. fig. 2 (1800). 

 Cimex javanicus, Thunb. Nov. Ins. Spec. 45 (1783). 



