HEMIPTERA. 535 



middle, black. Scutellum black at the base. Coriaceous por- 

 tion of the elytra with a narrow black band running from the 

 inner apical angle to the outer margin a little behind the middle, 

 becoming wider towards the outer margin ; membrane deep 

 pitchy brown, with two indistinct orange spots at the base. Ab- 

 domen beneath red, with the sides blackish. Breast black, with 

 the lateral margins of the antepectus red; the anterior and 

 posterior margins of the antepectus, the posterior margins of the 

 other two segments, and the margins of the sockets of the legs 

 yellow. Thighs red, black at the base ; posterior thighs black 

 externally; tibiae and tarsi black. Rostrum and antennae 

 black. 



a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 



5. LYG^SUS leucurus. 



Lygseus leucurus, Fab. E. S. iv. 153. 66 (1794) S. R. 222. 83 

 "(1803). 



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



b. . Presented by the Entomological Club. 



6. LYG^US furcatus. 



Lygseus furcatus, Fab. E. S. iv. 160. 86 (1794) $ S. R. 226. 108 

 (1803). 



a. Gambia. From Mr. RendalPs Collection. 



7. LYGSEUS convergens, n. s. 



L. coccineus, nigro-variegatus ; thorace fasciis 2 antice coeuntibus 



nigris ; membrana nigra, immaculata ; fasciis 3 utrinque in 



pectore, anoque nigris. ? . 



Long. lin. 7. 



Bright red. Head with a spot at the apex and the posterior 

 margin black. Thorax with the anterior margin and two broad 

 bands on the disc, converging in front and becoming wider pos- 

 teriorly, black ; the black bands impressed and partially coarsely 

 punctured. Scutellum black, with two large pits on the disc. 

 Coriaceous portion of the elytra with a narrow blackish band 

 running from the apex of the scutellum to the inner apical angle, 

 and an indistinct blackish triangular spot on the outer margin ; 

 membrane deep black. Abdomen beneath with a small triangular 

 black spot on each side of each segment at the outer basal an- 

 gles ; apical segment black, with a red spot on each lateral mar- 

 gin. Breast red, with the anterior margin of the antepectus and 

 a band on its posterior margin, and the posterior and lateral mar* 



