526 HEMIPTERA. 



2. RHOPALUS punctipennis, n. s. 



R. griseo-testaceus, punctatus, capite rufescenti; elytris hya- 

 linis, iiervis nigro-punctatis ; abdominis dorso rufo, basi, ma- 

 cula magna utrinque, punctis 2 mediis, lineaque longitudinal! 

 apicali, nigris. $ . 

 Long. lin. 3. 



Head reddish, thickly and rather coarsely punctured. Thorax 

 greyish testaceous, thickly punctured, and with a few indistinct 

 brownish spots. Scutellum reddish, thickly punctured (apex 

 wanting). Elytra transparent ; the nervures yellowish, with nu- 

 merous brown points. Abdomen above orange-red, with the 

 base, a large spot on each side about the middle, two points on 

 the disc between these spots, and a longitudinal line running to 

 the apex, black; margins orange. Abdomen beneath bright 

 orange. Breast testaceous, thickly and strongly punctured ; disc 

 of the mesosternum black. Legs pale testaceous ; thighs covered 

 with brown points ; tibia? annulated with brown ; tarsi with the 

 tips of the joints brown. Antennae pale testaceous. 



a. N. America. Presented by the Entomological Club. 



3. RHOPALUS punctiventris, n. s. 



R. griseo-fuscus, punctatus; scutello subacuminato, apice con- 

 cavo ; ventre fulvescenti, albido-piloso, punctis numerosis fus- 

 cis ; pedibus luteis nigro-punctatis. $ . 

 Long. lin. 3. 



Above pale greyish brown. Head with an irregular black spot 

 at each of the ocelli. Thorax thickly and finely punctured, with 

 a few indistinct blackish spots. Scutellum thickly punctured, 

 somewhat acute at the apex, which is concave above. Elytra 

 transparent ; the nervures brownish, with one or two dark brown 

 points. Abdomen above black, with a large dull fulvous patch to- 

 wards the apex, down the centre of which runs a longitudinal band 

 of black spots ; the margins fulvous, banded with black. Body be- 

 neath fulvous, clothed with short hairs ; abdomen covered with 

 minute reddish brown points. Legs pale yellow ; thighs covered 

 with black points, the posterior pair blackish internally ; tibiae 

 with a few black points ; tarsi with the tips of the first and third 

 joints and the claws blackish. Rostrum testaceous, with the 

 apex black. Antennae dark fulvous; first three joints punc- 

 tured with brown. 



a. N. America. From Lieut. Redman's Collection. 



4. RHOPALUS scutellaris, n. s. 



R. fusco-testaceus, punctatus, pilosus; scutello basi utrinque 



