1894.] HEMIPTERA-HETEBOPTERA OF GREJfADA. 205 



Legs testaceous yellow ; the anterior femora more or less rufous, 

 granulated, wide, strongly compressed and smooth on the lower 

 anterior border ; middle and posterior femora granulated, marked 

 with a brown band, with rows of spines beneath and a small tooth 

 near the apex ; tibiae of the same pairs more minutely granulated, 

 with a small tooth beneath near the basal end ; tarsi sometimes 

 piceous and with black nails. Abdomen pale, widely expanded 

 into long triangular lobes, which are brown spotted with white 

 exteriorly, and pale with dark marks posteriorly, the outer extremity 

 of these lobes acute, and on the underside reddish brown and 

 carinate. Meso- and metapleura marked with a common reddish 

 brown patch. 



Length to end of venter 5g-6 mm. ; width across humeral 

 wings 2|-3 mm. ; width across abdominal lobes 3-3| mm. 



The specimens were secured on the La Force estate on May 5 and 

 August 7, at an altitude of 250 feet, and were swept from herbage 

 in open swampy and weedy places ; others were taken on the 

 Mount Gay estate, September 28, October 3 and 12, in open 

 places among herbage. 



N A B I D iE. 



CoEiscus, Schrank. 



1. CoEiscFS CEASSiPES (Eeuter). 



NaUs crassipes, Eeuter, Ofv. Vet.-Akad. Porh. 1872, no. 6, p. 83. 

 One specimen was found on the Lake Antoine estate, March 24, 

 where it was swept from herbage. 



2. CoRisctrs SERiCANS (Eeuter). 



Nobis sericaiis, Eeuter, Ofv. Vet.-Ak. Torh. 1872, no. 6, p. 83. 

 Only one specimen was obtained. It was taken at Beaulieu, 

 March 24, upon herbage, on an open place. 



3. CoEiscus CAPSiEOEMis, Germar. 



Nabida eapsiformis, Germar, Silb. Eev. v. p. 132. 



A fine series of this insect was secured at St. George's, 

 August 22, upon open swampy spots on herbage. Other speci- 

 mens were found on the Mount Gay estate and Grand Etang, in 

 September, upon herbage. 



4. COEISCUS SIGKATTTS, Sp. nOV. 



Form very nearly that of C. capsiformis, but a little narrower, 

 luteo-testaceous, marked with fuscous or clearer brown. Head as 

 in C. capsiformis, with the middle of the gula fuscous ; the first and 

 second joints of antennae long, brown at base and tip, and marked 

 with obscure annulations ; the rostrum pale testaceous, with a 

 dark ring on the apex of the basal joint, which is followed by a 

 pale ring on the next joint ; middle line and margin of front 

 more or less obscure ; occiput a little swollen, polished, sometimes 



