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semicircles, of which the middle one is in advance of the other two. 

 Scutellum with three white spots at the hase, with a larger white spot on 

 each side in the disk, and with a notched and curved white band on the 

 tip, which is broad and rounded. Pectus with some transverse white streaks 

 on each side. Abdomen beneath with two abbreviated macular white stripes 

 and with white marginal spots ; ventral spiue white, extending to the middle 

 coxa). Fore winjjs with a white costa and with a white spot in the disk 

 beyond the middle; membrane cinereous. Length of the body 2j lines. 



Most allied to A. Iglhrodes, from which species it differs much in 

 colour and in markings. 



a. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



Antestia megaspila. 



sEneo-nigra, dense el subtiliter punctata; caput strigis tribus anticis 

 qualuorque poslicis luteis ; antenna lulea, apice piccce ; thorax alomis, 

 linea transversa anteriore guttisque duabus ad hue anlerioribus luteis; 

 scutellum alomis nonnunquam obsolelis plagisque tribus magnis luteis; 

 pectus luleo plagiatum ; venter viltis qualuor macularibus luteis; 

 pedes lutei,femoribus nigro unifasciatis ; alee anticce luteo consperscs, 

 membrana pellucida. 



iEneous-black, short-elliptical, thickly and minutely punctured. Head 

 with four longitudinal luteous streaks between the eves and with three in 

 front, of which the middle one is interrupted and the others are curved. 

 Eyes piceous, bordered with luteous. Rostrum and antennae luteous, the 

 latter piceous towards the tips. Thorax more or less thickly speckled with 

 luteous except on each side and in front; an irregular transverse luteous 

 line contiguous to two anterior transverse calli, each of which includes two 

 luteous dots. Scutellum occasionally luteous-speckled, broad and rounded 

 at the tip; three large luteous patches, two at the base, the third black- 

 speckled and apical. Pectus with luteous patches. Abdomen beneath with 

 lour more or less macular luteous stripes; ventral spine luteous, extending 

 to the middle coxae. Legs luteous ; femora with an irregular interrupted 

 subapical black band. Fore wings speckled with luteous; membrane 

 colourless. Length of the body 2 — 2£ lines. 



a—c. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 

 d. North China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



Page 288. 

 Pkntatoma semivittata. 

 semivittata, H.-Sch. Wanz. Ins. vii. 100, pi. 210, f. 700. 

 a. Illinois. Presented by F. Walker, Esq. 



Page 298. 



Pi; NT atom a cincticollis. 



cincticollis Schaum, Bericht Kon. Preuss. Altad. Wist. Bed. 1853, 557. 



Peter's /{rise Moz. 40, pi. 2, f. 4. 

 Mozambique. 



