HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 377 



Testaceous, oval, roughly punctured. Head short ; middle lobe ex- 

 tending very little beyond the lateral lobes. Rostrnra extending to the 

 liind coxnp ; lip black. Thorax wiih a very incomplete smooth band in 

 front; hind angles forming two stout slightly recurved and ascending 

 spines, whose tips are blackish. Pectus not keeled. Abdomen unarmed 

 at the tip; basal spine very stout, extending to the base of the antennae. 

 Legs stout; tarsi two-jointed. Membrane of the fore wings pellucid. 

 Length of the body 4 lines. 



a. New South Wales. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



3. DUADICDS TELIFEE. 



Teslaceus, ovatiis, rude punclalus ; caput ialerihus subreflexis, lobo 

 medio lobos lalerales paullo superanle ; anlennce corporis dimidio 

 lion lonyiores ; thorax fascia lateribusque cyaneis, spinis duabus 

 reciis longissimis ; venter fuscus, lineis duabus mar gin all bus mac u- 

 lisque oclo Jlavis, spina basali caput attingente ; alee anlicce macula 

 costali lutea, membrana cinerea. 



Testaceous, oval, roughly punctured. Head nearly triangular ; sides 

 slightly reflexed ; middle lobe extending a little beyond the lateral lobes. 

 Rostrum extending to the hind coxag ; tip black. Antenna) slender, about 

 half the length of the body ; first joint not extending to the front of the 

 Lead ; second very much shorter than the third. Thorax with a slight 

 vidge, accompanied by a blue band between the spines ; a transverse 

 smooth space on each side in front; sides and the spines bine; the latter 

 acute, slightly ascending, a little longer thau half the space between them. 

 Pectus not keeled. Abdomeu brown beneath ; two yellow marginal liues 

 not extending to the tip ; four yellow spots along each side ; basal spine 

 thick, extending to the head. Legs stout ; femora brownish. Fore wings 

 with black punctures; a luteous costal spot near the base; membrane 

 cinereous. Length of the body 4 j lines. 



This species and D. recurvus form a section in the genus, and differ 

 somewhat in structure from D. pallidas, which is the type. 



a. Moreton Bay. 



Genus 45. STAURALIA, C. H. 294. 



L Stauralia chloracantha, C. H. 295. 



a. Australia. 



2. Stauealia ceassicornis. 



Testacea, sat plana, fulvo dense punctata ; capitis lolus medius lobos lale- 

 rales vix superans ; rostrum coxas medias non attingens ; antemne 

 rufce, validce, apice nigrte, corporis dimidio breviures ; thorax caliis 

 duobus anticis transversis indeterminatis ; scutcllumfusco unimacu- 

 laluin ; abdomen dorso rufo, spina vcntrali coxas anlicas attingente. 



Testaceous, nearly elliptical, rather flat, thickly and minutely punc- 

 tured ; punctures tuwny ; under side pale yellow. Head somewhat pointed ; 

 middle lobe hardly extending beyontt the lateral lobes. Rostrum not ex- 

 lending to the middle coxa;; tip black. AnteuutE red, robust, a little less 

 than half the length of the body ; lirst joint extending much beyond the 



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