HEMIPTERA. 559 



Aphanus rusticus, H. Sch. Norn. Ent. i. 46 & 80 (1835). 

 Beosus rusticus, Sahib. Geoc. Fenn. 67. 3 (1848). 

 a. Europe. From Mr. Children's Collection. 



2. APHANUS indicus, n. s. 



A. piceus ; elytris fusco-testaceis ; pedibus luteis ; antennis tes- 

 taceis, articulo ultimo luteo. $ . 

 Long. lin. If. 



Head, thorax and scutellum pitchy black. Coriaceous portion 

 of the elytra brownish testaceous, punctured, pubescent, with a 

 triangular brown spot at the inner apical angle; membrane 

 brownish. Body beneath pitchy. Legs pale yellow. Rostrum 

 pale yellow. Antennae testaceous, with the last joint yellow, 

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



3. APHANUS capensis, n. s. 



A. piceo-fuscus, punctatus; pedibus pallidis; antennis nigris 

 basi brunneis. $ . 

 Long. lin. H. 



Pitchy brown, punctured. Eyes a little wider than the ante- 

 rior margin of the thorax. Thorax with a faint transverse im- 

 pression before the middle, and a corresponding indentation in 

 the lateral margin. Coriaceous portion of the elytra marked with 

 testaceous towards the base; membrane brownish. Legs pale 

 yellow. Rostrum pale, with the basal joint brownish. Antennae 

 with the two basal joints brown ; the apex of the second joint 

 and the third black ; fourth wanting. 



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



4. APHANUS tripunctatus, n. s. 



A. supra fusco-griseus, obscurus, pubescens; capite, thoracis 

 fascia antica scutelloque nigris ; thorace postice punctis 3 al- 

 bidis. <J ? . 

 Long. lin. lf-2*. 



Ovate, greyish brown, obscure, pubescent. Head triangular, 

 black, impunctate ; eyes projecting a very little on each side be- 

 yond the anterior angles of the thorax. Thorax trapezoidal, with 

 its lateral margins not reflexed ; the disc with a slight transverse 

 impression about the middle ; the anterior portion with a black- 

 ish transverse band ; the posterior portion sparingly punctured, 

 with three white points on the posterior margin, one in each 

 angle and one in the middle. Scutellum blackish. Coriaceous 

 portion of the elytra covered with minute, shining, pale hairs ; 

 membrane brown, irrorated with numerous whitish points, and 



