402 HEMIPTERA. 



44. MICTIS ? affinis, n. s. 



M.praecedenti valde affinis et forsan ejus foemina; nigra, subopaca; 

 linea rubra e thoracis apice ad apicem scutelii currente ; ely- 

 trorum corio macula subtriangulari albida ; abdominis margi- 

 nibus rubris, nigro-variis. ? . 

 Long. lin. 9. 



Black; above somewhat opaque. Thorax with a red longitu- 

 dinal line down the centre ; scutellum with a corresponding red 

 line. Coriaceous portion of the elytra with a somewhat trian- 

 gular white spot on the disc. Margins of the abdomen, above 

 and below, bright red, with the posterior portion of each segment 

 more or less banded with black. Abdomen beneath black ; the 

 disc smooth and shining, the sides wrinkled, second and third 

 segments with whitish spots. Breast, legs, rostrum and antennse 

 as in the preceding, except that the posterior thighs are slender, 

 not much thicker than the anterior ; the tibiae also are slender 

 and very slightly curved. 

 a. Columbia. 



45. MICTIS ? triguttata. 



Crinocoris triguttatus, H.Sch. Wanz.vi. 86. t.208. fig. 656 (1842). 

 a. Mexico. Presented by J. Taylor, Esq. 



46. MICTIS discolor, n. s. 



M. elongata, supra brunnea, opaca, punctata, subtus, cum pedi- 

 bus 4 anticis, testacea ; femoribus posticis brunneis, tibiis tes- 

 taceis, basi nigris, apice fuscescentibus. ? . 

 Long. lin. 10. 



Elongate, rather slender ; above brown, opaque, and more or 

 less clothed with short golden hairs. Head with the margins 

 testaceous. Thorax with the lateral margins straight, the lateral 

 angles somewhat prominent, subacute. Scutellum rather elon- 

 gate, with the tip pale. Back of the abdomen dull fulvous ; the 

 margins pitchy, with a yellow band at the base of each segment. 

 Body beneath testaceous, with the sides of the breast brown. 

 Anterior and intermediate legs testaceous, with the spines of the 

 thighs and the tips of the tibia? brownish ; posterior coxae and 

 trochanters blackish ; posterior thighs brown, finely denticulated 

 beneath, and with a large acute tooth near the apex ; tibiae testa- 

 ceous, with the base blackish, the apical half brownish, becoming 

 brown at the tips ; tarsi testaceous. Rostrum testaceous, witl. 

 the tip black. Antennae pale brown ; basal joint somewhat tes- 

 taceous. 



a. Philippine Islands. From Mr. Cuming's Collection. 



