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EUSCHISTUS BIFORMIS. 



Var. ? Pallide subochraceu.t, longi-ovalis, fusco aut nigro conspersus ; 

 antenna rtigricanles, basi pallide ochracea nigra conspersa ; thoracis 

 anguli postici nigricantes, producti, oblusi ; scutellum el corium 

 ochraceo pustulata ; pedes nigra conspersi ; membrana obscure 

 fusca. 



Dull pale ochraeeous, elongate-oval, thickly and minutely speckled 

 above with brown or with black, brighter beneath. Head elongate, 

 rounded in front; lobes of equal length. Eyes piceous. Antenna? 

 blackish ; first joint pale ochraeeous, speckled with black. Thorax on each 

 side in front with a slender transverse callus which emits a refiexed fork 

 from its fore side; sides slightly serrated in front; hind angles blackish, 

 prominent, obtuse. Scutellum and corium with several small dull pale 

 ochraeeous pustules. Scutellum narrow towards the ti|>, which is rounded. 

 Femora and tibiae speckled with black. Membrane dark brown. Length 

 of the body 5 lines. 



a. Mexico. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



EUSCHISTUS COMPTUS. 



Surdide testaceus, ovulis, nigra punctalus ; caput vilta lutca anlice abbre- 

 viata; antenna tufa, basi testacea ; thorax plagialo punctalus, jugo 

 transversa pallide teslaceo, angulis posticis peraculis ; scutellum 

 punctata subvitlatum ; abdomen purpureo-nigrum, connexivo fulvo 

 testaceo-gullato, ventre ochraceo ; pedes nigro conspersi, membrana 

 pallide cinerea. 



Dingy testaceous, oval, thinly and minutely black-punctured. Head 

 elongate, rounded in front, with a pale luteous stripe which does not extend 

 to the fore border. Eyes piceous. Antennae bright red ; first joint testa- 

 ceous; second shorter than the third. Thorax with the punctures mostly 

 arranged in patches ; a pale testaceous ridge between the hind angles, which 

 are prominent and very acute, the usual transverse callus on each side 

 indistinct ; sides serrated. Scutellum with the punctures incompletely 

 arranged in stripes; tip rounded. Abdomen beneath ochraeeous ; upper 

 side purplish black; connexivuni tawny, with testaceous dots. Femora 

 and tibiie thickly and minutely black-speckled. Membrane pale cinereous, 

 with pale veins. Hind wings colourless, with brilliant green reflections. 

 Length of the body 4} lines. 



Much allied to /!/. bijibula, but the scutellum is broader towards the 

 tip. 



«. Oiijaca. From M. Salle's collection. 



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Dickra;us ncEi's. 



Piceus, dense ii aspere punctalus; capitis lobi laterales lanceolati, sub- 

 arcuali, subtucendentcs ; antenna rufesvrnirs ; thoracis la/era terra la 

 anlice spinosa, spinis posticis iongis subobliquis subascendenlibus ; 



