HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 571 



red apical spines which have black tips; inner pair very short. Legs 

 slender. Fore wings thickly and minutely punctured ; membrane brown. 

 Length of the body 7 lines. 



The straight and more slender horns of the thorax distinguish it from 

 the other species which it most nearly resembles. 



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



CUSPICONA UNINOTATA. 



Fulva, nigro sat dense el aspere punctata, subtus testacea ; caput subpro- 

 ductum ; antenna rufescentes, basi testacea, apices versus nigra; 

 thorax fascia poslica pallide viridi, angulis posticis rotundalis ; scu- 

 lellum apice glabrum et pallide flavum, callis duobut basalibus pallide 

 Jlavis ; abdominis latera pallide Jlava ; pedes pallide virides ; mem- 

 brana fusca. 



Tawny, elliptical, rather thickly and roughly black-punctured, testa- 

 ceous beneath. Head slightly elongate; lobes of equal length. Eyes 

 prominent; their disk piceous. Rostrum extending to the hind coxse; tip 

 black. Antennae reddish, slender; first joint testaceous, not extending to 

 the front of the head ; second much longer than the third, which is 

 black towards the tip; fourth black, except towards the base, a little 

 longer than the third; fifth with a broad black band, longer than 

 the fourth. Thorax with a transverse callus on each side in front and 

 with a pale green band between the hind angles, which are rounded 

 and not prominent. Scutellum pale yellow and smooth towards 

 the tip, which is much rounded; a minute slender pale yellow callus on 

 each side of the base. Keel of the pectus rather deep. Abdomen pale 

 yellow along each side above; ventral spine very short; hind angles of the 

 segments from the first to the fifth successively more elongated and acute. 

 Legs slender, very pale green; tarsi tawny, with black ungues. Fore wings 

 not covering the sides of the abdomen ; membrane brown. Length of the 

 body 4 lines. 



Australia. In the National Museum at Melbourne. 



CoSPICOXA INTACTA. 



Pallide testacea, sat aspere et sparse punctata ; caput longiasculum; rostrum 

 coxas posticus paullo superans ; antenna rufa, basi pallide testacea ; 

 thorax postice nigro punclatus, angidis posticis acutis ; scutellum 

 apice glabrum pallide flavum ; scgmcnta abdominalia angulis nigris 

 acutis ; ala antica pallide virides, membrana diaphana. 



Pale testaceous, rather roughly and thinly punctured. Head elongate; 

 lobes of equal length. Eyes black, not prominent. Rostrum extending a 

 little beyond the hind COXffiJ tip black. Antenna: red, Blender; first joint 

 pale testaceous, not extending to the front of the head ; second longer than 

 the third; fourth and fifth longer than the second. Thorax with black 

 punctures along the hind border; hind angles acute, not prominent 

 Scutellum pale yellow and smooth at the tip, which is rounded. PectUi 

 with a deep keel. Hind angles of the abdominal segments black, acute 



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