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32. Nysius pallipennis. 



Testaeeus, ellipticus ; caput piceum ; antenna lestacea?, articulo Ao 

 piceo basi testaceo ; prothorax antice piceus ; scuiellum subcarinatum, 

 basi piceum ; membrana diaphana. 



Testaceous, elliptical, shining, very finely punctured. Head piceous. 

 Eyes large, slightly prominent. Antennse testaceous, slender, about half 

 the length of the body; second joint about twice the length of the first ; 

 third shorter than the second ; fourth piceous, testaceous at the base, as 

 long as the second. Prothorax piceous between the fore border and a 

 slight transverse furrow which is on the fore part. Scutellum with a 

 slight keel, piceous towards the base. Wings extending to the tip of the 

 abdomen. Corium of the fore wings pale testaceous; membrane and hind 

 wings pellucid. Length of the body 2 lines. 



It much resembles N. Thy mi ; the apical joint of the antennae and 

 the legs of the latter are darker. 



a, b. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Thwaites. 



Oceania. 



33. Nysius sordidus. 

 sordidus, Stal, Eug. Resa, 242. 

 Tahiti. 



34. Nysius ccenosulus. 

 coenosulus, Stal, Eug. Resa, 243. 

 Honolulu. 



35. Nysius Zealandicus, C. H. 552. 



Lygaeus clavicornis, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iv. 169, ad partem — Coreus clavi- 

 cornis, Fabr. Syst. Rhyn. 201— Nysius (Rhypodes) Zealandicus, Stal, 

 Hem. Fabr. i. 76. 



a. Tasmania. From Dr. Hooker's collection. 

 b — e. New Zealand. Presented by Sir J. Ross. 

 /— t. New Zealand. Presented by Dr. Sinclair. 



Genus 8. HETEROGASTER, C. H. 556. 



1. Hi; ikrog aster Urtio.k, C. H. 556. 



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



b — /. England. 



m — o. Europe. From Mr. Children's collection. 



2. Hbterooastbb semicolon. 



Phygas semicolon, Ficb. Weit. Beitr. i. 3 It), pi. 2, f. 25 — Hgterogastei 

 affinis, C. 11. 556 — Phygadicus semicolon, Fieb. Eur. Htm. 202. 



a. South France. 



