534 HEMIPTERA. 



metasternum black. Legs fulvous, with the knees dusky, 

 trum black. Antennae black, with the apical joint orange. 

 a. Cape of Good Hope. From M. Drege's Collection. 



2. LYG^EUS proximus, n. s. 



L. prsecedenti valde affinis, differt statura majori ; antennis nigris, 

 articulo ultimo fuscescenti ; membrana fusca, angulo interno 

 albido ; femoribus nigricantibus, tibiis tarsisque fuscis. ? . 

 Long. lin. 9. 



Head yellow, with a black spot on each side on the vertex, and 

 a black line on the central lobe. Eyes black. Thorax yellow, 

 with two oblique, slightly curved lines near the anterior margin. 

 Scutellum yellow, with a central longitudinal ridge. Coriaceous 

 portion of the elytra yellow, with a black spot at the apex of the 

 clavus and another on the disc ; membrane brown, with the inner 

 basal angle whitish. Abdomen ochreous, with a black streak on 

 each side on the apical segment. Breast whitish, with some 

 small black streaks on each side ; mesosternum with two broad 

 longitudinal blackish bands. Coxse yellow; trochanters and 

 thighs black, clothed with a whitish pile ; tibiae and tarsi brown. 

 Rostrum black. Antennae black, with the apical joint brownish. 

 a. Port Natal. From Dr. Krauss's Collection. 



3. LYG^BUS apicalis, n. s. 



L. supra fulvus, scutello basi membranaque nigris ; ventre rufo ; 

 pectore, ano, pedibus, rostro, antennisque nigris. ? . 

 Long. lin. 6J. 



Above orange. Head with a point at the apex and the sides 

 black. Eyes black. Scutellum black at the base. Membrane 

 of the elytra black. Abdomen beneath red, with the apical seg- 

 ment and the vulvar plates black. Breast, legs, rostrum and an- 

 tennae black. 



a. Gambia. From Mr. Shuckard's Collection. 



4. LYG^EUS rufi-femoratus, n. s. 



L. supra fulvus, capite thoraceque antice runs; capitis apice, 

 thoracis margine antico lineaque transversa media, scutello basi, 

 et elytrorum fascia media nigris ; pectore nigro, fasciis 4 lu- 

 teis ; rostro, antennis pedibusque nigris, femoribus rufis. $ . 

 Long. lin. 5. 



Above orange. Head above red, with a black spot at the 

 apex ; beneath red, with the rostral canal yellow. Eyes black. 

 Thorax with the anterior portion and the lateral margins red ; the 

 anterior margin and an interrupted line across the disc near the 



