130 First Report on Economic Zoology. 



GROUP D. 

 (B) EXTRA-BRITISH. 



Animals which concern Man as causing bodily injury, some- 

 times death, to him, and in other cases disease, often 

 of a deadly character. 



A Poisonous Land Bug from Singapore. 



A large land bug received by Dr. Cantlie from Singapore proved 

 to be one of the Hemiptera heteroptera, known as Conorhinus 

 ruhrofasciatus, De Geer. It is neotropical and oriental in dis- 

 tribution. 



Some of the foreign bugs are very poisonous. The note sent to 

 Dr. Cantlie is of considerable interest. It is as follows : — 



[From "The Journal op Tbopical Medicine," November 1, 1901). 



INSECT BITE. 



To the Editor of " The Jouexal of Tropical Medicixe." 



Dear Sir, — I beg to forward you an insect which I shall be 

 glad if you will kindly get identified. It inflicts a very nasty sting, which 

 is done by a huge proboscis capable of being folded up beneath the maxilla 

 and neck. Acute pain and inflammation follow in a few minutes. In one 

 case the whole leg became swollen. 



Yours, &c., 



LiM Boon Keng, M.B., CM.Edin. 

 Singapore. 



IDENTIFICATION OF THE INSECT REFERRED TO BY 



DR. LIM BOON KENG. 



To tU Editor of ''The. Journal of Tropical Medicine." 



Dear Sir, — The insect you send from Singapore is one of the 

 Hemiptera-heteroptera kno^Ti as Conorhinus ruhrofasciatus, De Geer. It 

 is neotropical and oriental in distribution. 



Yours, etc., 



Fred. Y. Theobald. 



British Museum (Natural History), 



