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testaceous. Legfs ratliei stoul; femora towards the base and coxae pale 

 testaceous. Hind wings and membrane of the fore wings pellucid, with 

 colourless veins. Length of the body 6 lines. 



It resembles the typical form oi Rlniphigaster, but there is no trace of 

 a ventral spine. 



a. Gambia. Presented by \V. W. Saunders, Esq. 



93. Pentatoma placida. 



Viridesteule testacea, subovala,fuscescente punctata, sublits palliJe testacea ; 

 caput longlusculum, laleribas nlgris subreflexis ; antennce apices 

 versus rufescentes, corporis diinidio non longiores, articulo bo 4.0 per- 

 paullo breviore ; thorax angiitis poslicis subaculis sat explanatis ; 

 scutellum apicem versus atlenualum ; abdomen dorso late rufo, apice 

 subeinarginato ; meinbrana pcllucida. 



Greenish testaceous, nearly oval, finely punctured, pale testaceous 

 beneath; punctures brownish. Head elongate; sides blackish, slightly 

 reflexed ; lobes of equal length. Rostrum extending a little beyond the 

 hind coxae; lip black. Antennae slender, reddish towards the tips, not 

 more than half the length of the body; joints from the first to the fourth 

 successively increasing in length; first not extending to the front of the 

 head ; fifth very little shorter than the fourth. Thorax with the hind angles 

 prominent and slightly acute. Scutellum attenuated towards the tip, not 

 extending beyond the angle of the corium. Abdomen above bright red, 

 slightly emarginaled at the tip. Legs slender. Hind wings and mem- 

 brane of the fore wings pellucid ; veins colourless. Length of the body 

 5 lines. 



a. Cape. Presented by R. Trimen, Esq. 



04. Pentatoma heterocera. 



Lulea nigricante punctata, sublus puUide jlavescens ; antennce nigrre, cor- 

 poris dimidio non longiores, arliculis Ao boque rufescenlibus ; thorax 

 antice declivis, angulis posticis obtusis non explanatis ; scutellum 

 apice glabrum pallide fiavuni ; ventris segmentum bum nii/ro nninia- 

 culatum ; pedes validi,femoribus apices versus nigro conspersis ; aUe 

 anticcejlavo conspersce, membrana cinerea fuscescente venosa. 



Luteous, oval, shining, roughly punctured, pale yellowish beneath ; 

 punctures mostly blackish. Head much shorter than the thorax ; lobes of 

 equal length. Rostrum extending to the hind coxae ; tip black. Antennae 

 blatk, about half the length of the body ; joints successively increasing iu 

 length ; first joint not extending to the front of the head ; fonrlh and fifth 

 reddish. Thorax with a very slight transverse lidge between the hind 

 angles, which are obtuse and not prominent. Scutellum txieiiding some- 

 what beyond the flexure of the corium, smooth and pale yellow at the tip. 

 Abdomen beneath thinly black-punctured ; an elongated black spot on the 

 fifth segment. Legs stout; femora with a few black speckles towards the 

 tips. Fore wings with a few pale yellow points on the corium ; membrane 

 cinereous, with brownish veins. Length of the body 4 lines, 



a. Natal. From M« Gueinzius' collection, 



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