Hemiptera. 127 



Family HALTICID.E. 



92. Psylliodes tenuepunctata, Gahan, sp.n. 



Nigro-coenilea, nitida, antcnnis pedibiisque (femoribus posticis 

 cxceptis) tcstaceis ; pronoto subtilissime irrej^ularitcrque piinctu- 

 lato ; olytris seriatim subtilissime punctulatis ; articulo secundo 

 antennarum primo a^qiiilongo, quam tcrtio paullo lougioro. 



Long. 3 mm. 



Dark blue and very glossy, Avith the antennae and the legs 

 (posterior femora excepted) testaceous. Prothorax and elytra very 

 finely punctured, with the punctures on the elytra arranged in 

 regular rows, the interspaces between the rows being quite 

 impunctate, or with the punctures so minute as not to be visible 

 under a strong lens. Antennoe with the first, second, and fourth 

 joints sub-equal in length, each being a little longer than the 

 third, with the joints from the fifth to the tenth becoming 

 gradually and slightly thicker. 



This species is distinguished from all other species of the genus 

 known to me by the much finer punctuation of its prothorax and 

 elytra. In the relative proportion of the basal joints of the 

 antenna? it agrees with P. gracilis, Boh., hahji, Jac, and other 

 Oriental species. 



Order 5.— HEMIPTERA. 



By W. F. KiRBY, F.L.S., F.E.S. 



(PLATE XV.) 



Ix the following Report, I have only included the more easily 

 determined species taken by Mr. Andrews, postponing any notice 

 ■of the remainder until the Museum collection of the families to 

 which they belong has been rearranged. There are about twice 

 jis many species represented as are here noticed. 



Family CYDIs^ID^. 

 1. ^thus nitens, sp.n. (PI. XV, Fig. 1.) 



Long. Corp. 4 mm. ; lat. 3 mm. 



Black, very shining, antennte rufo-testaceous ; pronotum and base 

 of scutellum not punctured ; the rest of the scutellum (which 

 is rather long, and narrowed towards the extremity) with large 

 punctures ; tegmina with the punctures arranged in regular rows, 



