434 HEMIPTERA. 



cially along the course of the nervures, which are elevated, smooth 

 and fulvous ; membrane deep brown, somewhat brassy. Mar- 

 gins of the abdomen yellowish white, with the edges black. Ab- 

 domen beneath brown, smooth, shining and impunctate, with the 

 apex black, the lateral margins and a narrow line down the middle 

 of the third and fourth segments yellowish white. Breast pale 

 chestnut-brown, with the antepectus arid the posterior portion of 

 each of the other segments brassy green, shining, rather strongly 

 punctured. Anterior and intermediate legs' fulvous, with the 

 spines of the under side of the thighs and the claws black ; pos- 

 terior thighs moderately thickened, pitchy black, deep chestnut- 

 brown externally, with a strong furrow along the inside near the 

 upper margin, two rows of spinous tubercles on the inside, and a 

 row of strong teeth along the lower margin; posterior tibiae 

 bright chestnut, blackish at the base, the inner margin distantly 

 and acutely denticulated ; tarsi brownish fulvous. Rostrum 

 brown, becoming paler towards the apex. Antennae with the 

 basal joint red ; remainder wanting. 



a. Para. Presented by Reginald Graham, Esq. 



3. PETALOPS azureus. 



Diactor azureus, Burm. Handb. ii. 334. 4 (1835). 

 a. . From Mr. Children's Collection. 



4. PETALOPS crassipes, n. s. 



P. piceo-castaneus, punctatus, punctis plurimis aureo-viriili- 

 nitentibus ; femoribus posticis valde incrassatis, spinosis, piceis, 

 extus castaneis. $ . 

 Long. lin. 10. 



Head black, impunctate, variegated with brown and orange. 

 Thorax with the lateral angles spinous, denticulated behind, the 

 posterior angles acute ; deep pitchy chestnut, with a large orange 

 patch on each side near the anterior margin, the surface thickly 

 and rather strongly punctured and covered with numerous brif- 

 liant golden green points. Scutellum deep chestnut, moderately 

 punctured and with a few golden green points ; the lateral margins 

 and a narrow line down the middle dull orange. Coriaceous por- 

 tion of the elytra deep chestnut-brown, punctured, and with nu- 

 merous brilliant golden green points, especially along the course 

 of the nervures ; the nervures pale reddish brown ; membrane 

 blackish brown. Abdomen above black, with the margins and a 

 row of spots down the centre yellowish white, the extreme edges 

 black. Abdomen beneath deep pitchy chestnut, smooth and im- 

 punctate, becoming paler towards the margins, which are yellowish 

 white. Breast pale chestnut-brown, with the antepectus and 



