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Black varied with red : head black, rostrum yellowish : antennae 

 black, yellow at the base : pronotum and pectus sanguineous : scutellum 

 red, spine yellow, cup-shaped at the apex : hemelytra brown-yellowish, 

 deeper at the base than at the apex, median portion transparent : abdo- 

 men yellow, with a basal spot and apex, black : feet black : femora 

 nodulose, the first pair with a yellow ring 1 at the base, intermediate pair 

 of a lighter colour, varied with yellow ; last pair with a yellow ring at the 

 apex [Sign.). Long, 11; broad, 2 mill. 



Waterhouse describes (I. c.) specimens received by him from Ceylon : — 

 " Black : pronotum red, with a blackish line in the anterior constriction : 

 scutellum blackish, inclined to red at the sides : the spine on the 

 scutellum perpendicular, straight, yellowish : antennae brown, the extreme 

 base testaceous : legs sordid yellow, speckled with brown."" He suggests 

 that his description refers to ? only, as the <J would probably have the 

 pronotum black. 



Reported from Ceylon. Dr. Trimen, in Nature for October 23, and 

 December 25, 1884 (Vol. xxxi, p. 172), remarks that this species is 

 found on the cacao and is its only formidable enemy. In the same 

 Journal for October 30, 1884, Mr. W. L. Distant states that he had 

 received from Ceylon mutilated specimens of a Reduviid which doubt- 

 less occurred with the Capsid H. Antonii, easily known by its nodulose 

 femora and the spine on the scutellum. The Reduviid, however, pro- 

 bably feeds on the Capsid, and from its similar form and size may be 

 confounded with the really injurious insect, so that in taking measures 

 against these pests the Reduviid should be spared. 



Helopellis bradyi, Waterhouse. 

 Helopeltis Bradyi, Waterh., Trans. Ent. Soc.,p. 458, t. 11, f. 1, 2 (1886). 



? Black : pronotum deep red, with the anterior margin black : scutel- 

 lum reddish-yellow, the horn perpendicular, straight, black at the base.: 

 antennas black, extreme base testaceous : legs black, a pale-yellow ring at 

 the base of the femora ; tibiae brownish : sides of the basal segments of 

 the abdomen clear yellow as in H. antonii t Sign. Long about 5g mill. (?). 



<J The pronotum and scutellum black ; spine on scutellum a little 

 brown at the base : sides of the abdomen with less yellow {Waterh.). 



Mr. Waterhouse observes that this species appears to average a trifle 

 larger than H. antonii, and the ¥ is a little broader. Signoret gives 11 

 mill, as the length of II. antonii, so that the length of this species is 

 probably 11 4 mill., not 5| mill, as printed in the description. Mr. 

 Waterhouse obtained this species from Java, where it was reported to have 

 done much mischief on the Cinchona plantations. 



Helopeltis niger, Walker. 

 Helopeltis niger, Walker, Cat. Het. vi, p. 165 (1873); Waterhouse, 

 Trans. Ent. Sue, p. 459, t. 11, f. 6 (1886). 



