HEM1PTERA HETEROPTEBA. 1G7 



Australia. 



^. Scutellum striped. ----- scutellaris. 



j$. Scutellum not striped. - serripes, obscuricornis. 



36. CAMl'TOPUS SCUTELLARIS. 



Alydus scutellaris, C. H. 474 — Mirperus scutellaris, Slal. 



a. Australia. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



b. Swan River. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



37. Camptopus seeeipes. 

 Alydus serripes, C. H. 474— Riptortus serripes, Stal. 

 a. Australia. 



38. Camptopus annulicoenis. 

 Alydus annulicornis, C. H. 475 — Riptortus annulicornis, Slal. 

 a. Australia. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



39. Camptopus obscueicoenis. 

 Alydus obscuricornis, C. H. 475— Riptortus obscuricornis, Slal. 

 a. Port Essington. From Mr. Gould's collection. 



40. Camptopus sordidus. 



Fcem. Ferrugineus, cinereo tomentosus, subtus flavo interrupte bivit- 

 talus ; rostrum coxas intermedins paullo superans ; antenna rufce, 

 corpore multo breviores ; prothoracis anguli postici acuti, prominuli, 

 subascendentes ; femora postica subincrassala, subtus uniseriatim 

 spinosa; tibia post icce subarcuatce, basi apiceque picece ; membrana 

 cinerea. 



Female. Ferruginous, with cinereous tomentum. Rostrum extending 

 a little beyond the middle coxae. Antennae red, much shorter than the 

 body; second joint as long as the third, very much shorter than the first; 

 fourth very much longer than the first. Head beneath and pectus with a 

 twice interrupted yellow stripe on each side. Prethorax with a transverse 

 furrow near the fore border and with a slight neci; hind angles acute, 

 prominent, slightly ascending. Legs dark red. Hind femora slightly 

 incrassated, with a row of spines beneath. Hind tibiae pale red, piceous at 

 the base and at the tips, much shorter than the hind femora, slightly curved. 

 Fore wings with a cinereous membrane. Length of the body 7 lines. 



a, 6. Australia. From Mr. Strange's collection. 



