HEMIPTERA IIETEROFIERA. 117 



2. ACANTHOCORIS GRANULOSUS. 



granulosus, Sgnt. Arch. Ent. ii. 304. Stal, Hem. Afr. ii. 54. 

 Gabon. 



3. ACANTHOCORIS TIBIALIS. 



tibialis, Sgnt. A. S. E. F. 3me Ser. viii. 947. Stal, Hem. Afr. ii. 54. 

 Caffraria. Madagascar. 



4. ACANTHOCOBIS SP1NOSUS. 



spinosus, Sgnt. Arch. Ent. ii. 304. Slal, Hem. Afr. ii. 55. 

 Old Calabar. 



5. ACANTHOCORIS GRANOSUS. 



Physomerus granosus, Stal, Ofv. K. V. Ak. Forh. 1855, 29 — Acanthocoris 

 granosus, Stal, Hem. Afr. ii. 55. 



a, b. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



6. ACANTHOCORIS OBSCU R1CORNIS, C. H. 516. 



rotundatus, Sgnt. Arch. Ent. ii. 303. 



a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 



7. ACANTHOCOBIS FASCICULATUS, C. H. 516. 



a — n. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 

 o. South Africa. Presented by R. Triinen, Esq. 



8. ACANTHOCORIS TAESALIS. 



Mas. Niger ; prothorax subtuberculatus, lateribus dentatis postice 

 dilalalis et rolundatis, angulis posticis obtusis non prominulis ; 

 scutellum carinatum; tibia posticce fulvo bigultatce ; tarsi fulvi. 

 Var. #. — Ferrugineus ; antennae fulva, articulo 4o piceo basi 

 rufescenle. 



Male. Black. Head with a very short spine on the outer side of each 

 antenniferous tubercle. First joint of the antenna? stouter than the second 

 and than the third, which it equals in length ; fourth much shorter than 

 the third. Prothorax slightly tuherculate, dentate along each side, of 

 which the binder half is dilated and rounded; hind angles obtuse, not 

 prominent. Scutellum distinctly keeled towards the tip. Connexivum 

 appearing beyond the costa of the fore wings. Femora and tibias tuhercu- 

 late. Hind femora much incrassated. Tibia? slightly dilated. Hind 

 tibia? dentate beneath; a tawny spot on each side near the base. Hind 

 tarsi tawny. Membrane of the fore wings with irregular veins and 



