HEMTPTERA 1IETKR0PTERA. 4(15 



obscure rufus; pedes nonnunquam obscure rxifi ; alee anlicce costa 

 flavescenle linea subcoslali nigra, membrana cinerea nigricanle 

 venosa. 



Tawny. Head, thorax and scutellum roughly punctured ; punctures 

 mostly black. Head much longer than its breadth; lateral lobes separate, 

 Ion;:, lanceolate, very slightly curved towards each other. Eyes not pro- 

 minent. Rostrum extending to the fore coxa?. Antennae red, slender; 

 second joint hardly more than half the length of the third; fourth a little 

 shorter than the third and than the fifth. Thorax with the sides 

 increasingly more strongly denticulated from the hind angles to the fore 

 border; hind angles acute, prominent; space along the bind border paler 

 and with pale punctures. Scutellum with four black intermediate lines 

 which do not extend to the tip, the latter rounded. Sides of the pectus 

 wholly black. Abdomen sometimes bright red above, more or less dark red 

 beneath. Legs tawny, sometimes dark red. Fore wings yellowish between 

 the costa and a black subcostal line which does not extend to the tip; 

 membrane cinereous, with blackish veins. Length of the body 8 lines. 



The horns of the thorax are much shorter than those of D. furcatus. 



a, b. North China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 

 c. Hong Kong. Presented by J. (J. Bowring, Esq. 



Genus 8. SCHISMATOPS, C. II. 359. 

 1. Schismatops OBSCURUS, C. H. 359. 

 a. West Africa. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



2. Schismatops insignis. 



Fulvus, confer tissime el subtilissime punclatus, subtus nigricante sub- 

 nebulosus ; capitis lobi laterales lanceolati, contigui, apice disjuncti; 

 antennce nigra, articulo 2o So panllo longiore ; thorax jugo trans verso, 

 sulco antico abbrcviato viridi, spatio postico piceo, angulis posticis 

 acutis bene determinalis ; scutellum piceum, vitlis duabus teslaceis 

 viridi marginalis ; alee anlica: picece, costa tcstacea, membrana cinerea 

 nigro punctata. 



Tawny, very thickly and minutely punctured, slightly clouded with 

 blackish beneath. Head a little longer than its breadth; lateral lobes 

 lanceolate, contiguous except at their tips. Eyes livid, not prominent. 

 Rostrum extending to the fore coxae. Antennae black ; second joint a little 

 longer than the third. Thorax between the hind angles with a transverse 

 ridge and an anterior slight metallic-green transverse furrow, the latter 

 abbreviated at each end; space between the ridge and the hind border 

 mostly piccous; hind angles acute, prominent. Scutellum piccous, rounded 

 at the lip, with two testaceous stripes which are bordered with bright green 

 on the outer side near the base. Legs tawny. Fore wings piccous ; costa 

 testaceous; membrane cinereous, with many black points. Length of the 

 body 84 Hues. 



The short angles of the thorax sufficiently distinguish it from 

 S. obscurus. 



a. Rirmah. From Mr. Treacy's collection. 



