98 Mr. A. G. Butler on the Genus Hemisphserius. 



XXIII. Brownish testaceous, ivith paler transverse irregular bands. 



32. Hemisphcerius cervinus. PI. IV. fig. 18. 



Hemisphcerius cervinus, Walker, Journ. Linn. Soc. x. p. 131. n. 130 

 (1870). 



Hab. New Guinea {Wallace). Type, B.M. 



33. Hemisphcerius Schaumi. 



Hemisphcerius Schaumi, St&l, CEfvers. Kongl. Vetensk. Akad. Forhandl. 

 xii. p. 191 (1855). 



Hab. Ceylon. 



Walker labelled an entirely distinct form in the Museum 

 collection as this insect (see no. 31). 



XXIV. Tegmina darker or paler brown, spotted with yellow. 



34. Hemisphcerius jlavimacula. PI. IV. fig. 19. 



Hemisphcerius Jlavimacula, Walker, List Homopt. Ins. ii. p. 378. n. 2 

 (1851). 



Hab. Hong Kong (Bowring). Type, B.M. 



XXV. Tegmina piceous, with two irregular streaks on apical half 

 and the apical margin testaceous. 



35. Hemisphcerius recurrenSj Walker, MS. PI. IV. fig. 20. 



Structure of 77. chilocorides : frons rugulose, longer than 

 wide, excavated above, gradually expanding downwards ; 

 lateral marginal ridge not prominent, punctured ; head narrow; 

 scutellum triangular, nearly equilateral, with central longitu- 

 dinal and marginal ridges ; tegmina with prominent shoulders, 

 rugulose, semitransparent : body testaceous ; tegmina piceous, 

 apex, apical half of costal margin, a diffused subapical streak 

 nearly parallel to the costa, and a straight transverse dash 

 from the inner margin towards apex testaceous. 



Length 6 millimetres. 



Hab. Fowchowfoo, China (G. T. Lay). Type, B.M. 



Evidently nearly allied to H. chilocorides. 



XXVI. Tegmina with four irregular streaks or sjwts, the apex and 

 costal margin testaceous. 



36. Hemisphcerius variabilis, n. sp. PI. IV. fig. 21. 



Allied to the preceding : frons longer, less excavated above, 

 much smoother ; scutellum much wider than long, without 

 central ridge ; tegmina much more rugose, shoulders much 



