182 CATALOGUE I'- 



ll. Dysdercus Jamaicensis. 



Mas. Rufus, roslro antennis pedibus membranaque, nigris ; rostrum basi 

 rufum, segmeiitum \um venlrale attingens ; untennce corpore multo 

 breviores, articulo lo basi rufo ; pectus nigro quadrimaculatum ; 

 femora rufa ; corium nigro bimaeulatum et unigutlatum. 



Male. Red. Eyes, rostrum, antennae, legs and membrane black. 

 Rostrum red towards tbe base, extending to the hind border of the first 

 ventral segment. Antennae much shorter than the body ; first joint red at 

 the base, longer than the head ; second very much shorter than the first; 

 third very much shorter than the second ; fourth as long as tbe first. Pro- 

 thorax with a strongly-marked transverse furrow near the fore border and 

 with reflexed sides. Propectus with a transverse black streak, mesopectus 

 and metapectus with a black spot on each side. Femora red ; fore femora 

 spinulose beneath near the tips. Coiium with a black spot on the inner 

 border near the base, with a laig;e black spot which extends from the middle 

 of the costa nearly lo the interior border, and with a black apical dot. 

 Length of the body 5 — 6 lines. 



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

 c, d. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



This and tbe following species are distinguished from D. sanguinarius 

 by the shorter rostrum. 



12. Dysdercus fervens. 



Mas. Ochraceus, fusiformis ; rostrum apicem versus nigrum ; segmenti 

 \i venlralis marginem poslicum attingens ; antenna nigra, basi rufa, 

 corpore multo briviores ; tibia tarsique nigra ; corium nigro uni- 

 gutlatum ; membrana nigra, albo marginata. 



Male. Bright scarlet, fusiform, very finely punctured. Head elongate- 

 triangular. Eyes black, slightly prominent. Rostrum black towards the 

 tip, extending to the hind border of the first ventral segment. Antenna? 

 black, much shorter than the body; first joint red towards tbe base, longer 

 than the head; second shorter than tbe first; third much shorter than tbe 

 second; fourth a little longer than the fust. Prothorax with a transverse 

 callus between the fore border and the well-defined transverse funow. 

 Tibiae and tarsi black ; fore femora beneath with a subapical spine. Corium 

 with a black dot in the disk beyond the middle; membrane black, with a 

 narrow white border. Length of the body b lines. 



a, b. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



South America. 



A. Rostrum not longer than tbe body. 



a. Corium pale. 



* Prothorax not black in front. 



f Coiium with no defined black spot. - ruficollis. 



If Coiium with a defined black spot. - bim icul.itus. 



** Prothorax black in Hunt. ... - Perm ianus. 



b. Corium black. ... inliceps. 

 I». Rosti mu longer than the body. - longirostris. 



