578 HEMIPTERA. 



apicali et fascia transversa pone medium nigris; membrana 

 nigra. J ? . 

 Long. lin. 3-4. 



Elongate, somewhat linear, black. Head very large, triangular. 

 Thorax with its anterior lobe finely punctured, the posterior 

 rather strongly punctured. Scutellum rather finely punctured, 

 with a minute whitish point at the apex. Coriaceous portion of 

 the elytra orange, with the disc impunctate ; the clavus, the api- 

 cal margin and a transverse band behind the middle black, the 

 basal portion of the outer margin and a large triangular spot at 

 the apex white ; membrane black. Anterior thighs much thick- 

 ened, black, shining, with the base and apex orange; interme- 

 diate and posterior thighs reddish orange, with generally a broad 

 black band beyond the middle ; tibiae black or pitchy, with the 

 base reddish orange ; tarsi reddish orange. Rostrum black at 

 the apex. Antennae with the first three joints reddish, the apical 

 joint black. 



a. N. Holland. Presented by Sir John Richardson, M.D, 



b. N. Holland. From Capt. Parry's Collection. 



c. Van Diemen's Land. Presented by Sir John Richardson, 



M.D. 



49. RHYPAROCHROMUS nigripes, n. s. 



R. prsecedenti valde affinis ; elytrorum corio piceo, margine ex- 

 teriori basi, maculaque triarigulari apicali albis, membran^ basi 

 late fulva ; pedibus nigris. S . 

 Long. lin. 3. 



This species exactly resembles the preceding in form ; it dif- 

 fers principally in having the coriaceous portion of the elytra 

 pitchy, with the basal half of the outer margin and a large spot 

 at the apex, including the apical margin, white ; the membrane 

 fully half orange ; the legs entirely black, except the extreme 

 base of the thighs and the knees, which are orange. 



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



50. RHYPAROCHROMUS longulus, n. s. 



R. elongatus, supra testaceus, fusco-punctatus ; capite thoracisque 

 lobo antico obscure fuscis; femohbus nigris, geniculis tibiis 

 tarsisque luteis. $ . 

 Long. lin. 3. 



Elongate. Head brown, obscure. Thorax moderately con- 

 stricted behind the middle, the anterior lobe brown, obscure, nar- 

 rower in front than behind, with a distinct collar at the anterior 

 margin ; posterior lobe wider than the anterior, testaceous, thickly 

 and finely punctured with brown. Coriaceous portion of the 



