HEMIPTEEA HETEROPTERA. 845 



91. Straciiia CALLIPIIOROIDES. 



Purpurea, elUptica, glabra, nitcns ; caput breve, lobis lateralibus apice 

 cnnliyuis lobum medium sujwraiilibns ; antenna; nif/nc, corporis 

 dimidio breviores ; thorax valde convexiis, stilco transversa optinie 

 determinato ; scutellum callo maxima hcte rufo, apicem versus de- 

 pression ; pedes nigri, longi, graciles, basi albidi ; aim anticce 

 punctata:, slriga subapicali alba transversa, membrana nigro-cyanea 

 albido marginata. 



Purple, elliptical, smoolL, shining', slightly varied with blue. Head 

 short; sides slij;htly reflexed; lateral lobes conniving beyond the middle 

 lobe. Eyes very prominent, llostruni black, testaceous towards the base, 

 extending to the hind coxae. Antennae black, slender, a little shorter than 

 the body ; joints from the first to the fourth successively increasing in 

 length ; first extending to the front of the head ; fifth rather shorter than 

 the fourth. Thorax very convex, with a punctured strongly marked trans- 

 verse furrow. Scutellum with a bright red very large and convex callus, 

 which occupies much more than half the surface ; apical part flat, not 

 extending beyond the angle of the coriuni. Abdomen beneath bright red. 

 Legs black, long, slender; femora at the base and coxaj whitish; tibiae 

 furrowed. Fore wings minutely punctured, with a white transverse streak 

 opposite the hind angle of the corium ; membrane blackish blue, with a 

 whitish pellucid border. Length of the body 3 lines. 



This and the three following species form a distinct group, which is 

 most allied to the group of 5. bicolor, but differs much from the European 

 form of this genus. 



a, b. Aru. Presented by W. VV. Saunders, Esq. 

 c, d. Aru. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



92. Steachia CALL! decides. 



Purpurea, longi-elliptica, glabra, nitens ; caput breve, transverse striatum ; 

 antenna cyaneo-nigrce, corpore breviores; thorax sulco transversa 

 punctata bene determinata, macula antica ochracea trigona maxima ; 

 scutellum callo ochracea transversa maxima, spatio postico depresso 

 apice ochraceo ; pectoris latera albido transverse tristrigata ; venter 

 luteus, fascia cyaneo-purpurea lata cyalhifarmi; pedes longi, basi 

 albidi; ala anticce slriga subapicali transversa albida, membrana, 

 viridi-cyanea cinereo pallida marginata. 



Purple, elongate-elliptical, smooth, shining. Head short, transversely 

 and finely striated in front; sides reflexed in front; lateral lobes conniving 

 beyond the middle lobe. Eyes very prominent. Rostrum black, extending 

 to the hind coxa°. Antennae bluish black, slender, rather shorter than the 

 body ; joints successively increasing in length; first extending to the front 

 of the head. Thorax with a transverse punctured well-defined furrow, in 

 front of which there is an ochraccous triangular very huge spot, whose 

 base is on the fore border; hind angles slightly rounded. Scutellum with 



