546' HEMIPTERA. 



a slightly elevated red line at the apex. Coriaceous portion of the 

 elytra red, livid, with a large round, deep black spot on the disc, 

 and a small one at the apex of the clavus ; membrane deep black, 

 with the apex and a small spot in the inner basal angle white. 

 Abdomen beneath red at the base and along the sides, becoming 

 griseous on the disc, with the apex blackish. Breast red, with 

 black spots in the posterior angles of each segment, and a smaller 

 one close to the insertion of each of the anterior legs. Legs, 

 rostrum and antennae pitchy black ; basal joint of the rostrum 

 red. 



a. N. India. From Capt. Boys's Collection. 



b. India. From Archdeacon Clerk's Collection. 



43. LYG^EUS sternalis, n. s. 



L. coccineus, nigro-maculatus ; pectore maculis tribus magnis 

 utrinque, mesosternoque nigris ; ventre nigro-fasciato, margin e 

 rufo ; membrana nigra margine tenuissimo albo. S ? . 

 Long. lin. 4|. 



Bright red, opaque. Head above, with the vertex and a spot 

 at the apex black ; beneath red, with a spot on each side at base 

 and apex. Eyes dark brown ; ocelli reddish. Thorax with two 

 large square black spots, occupying the greater part of its surface, 

 leaving only a rather broad space on the anterior margin, a nar- 

 row central line and a very narrow line on the posterior margin, 

 red. Scutellum black. Coriaceous portion of the elytra with a 

 large black spot on the disc and a black streak on the clavus ; 

 membrane black, with a spot in the inner basal angle, and the 

 margin white. Wings sooty. Abdomen above red, with the 

 apex black ; beneath red, with broad black bands on three or 

 four of the segments; margins red. Breast with three large 

 black spots on each side, of which those on the medipectus are 

 united to one another. Legs, rostrum and antennae black. 

 a. W. Africa. From Mr. Fraser's Collection. 



44. LYG^EUS fimbriatus, n. s. 



L. praecedenti aftinis, coccineus, nigro-maculatus ; ventre nigro, 

 marginibus runs; membrana nigra, margine tenuissimo albo. ? . 

 Long. lin. 3^-4. 



Head red, with two black spots at the posterior margin, en- 

 closing the ocelli, and a third at the apex ; beneath red. Thorax 

 red in front, with two large black spots on the posterior portion, 

 leaving the lateral and posterior margins and a central longitu- 

 dinal line reddish orange. Scutellum black. Coriaceous portion 

 of the elytra orange, with the clavus and a large, somewhat tri- 

 angular spot on the outer margin black ; membrane black, with 



