1S68. 



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gles ; posterior margin almost straight across the scutellum, rounded 

 towards and at the hinder angles ; disc posteriorly flattish, convex, 

 deflected to the callosities. Scutellum triangular, almost equilateral, 

 convex. Elytra longer than the abdomen. Ouneus long, triangular. 

 Sternum — Prosternum xyphus, triangular, concave in the centre, 

 the sides slightly rounded and margined. Mesosternum slightly 

 elevated posteriorly, convex above, and with a central channel, 

 sides flattish, posterior margin slightly rounded. Metasternum 

 convex, centre convex, with a depression on the sides, apex rounded. 

 Legs longish, 3rd pair longest, 1st and 2nd sub-equal. Tarsi, 3rd 

 joint of the 3rd pair longest, 1st and 2nd sub-equal. 



34.— Getpocoeis Tiebeei, Doug. & Scott. 



^ . Griseo-ochraceus et niger. $ . Sanguineus et niger. 



. Gapite nigro nitido ; antennis piceis, articulo primo medio, se- 

 cundo hasi, ochraceia ; pronoto dilute ochraceo, medio triangular iter, callis 

 margineque postica piceo-nigris ; scutello dilute ochraceo nitido ; clavo 

 fusco, nervo stramineo ; corio dilute griseo-ochraceo, vitta juxta clavum 

 fusca ; cuneo dilute ochraceo, apice anguste nigro ; memhrana fusco-nigra ; 

 sterno rufo ; pedihus ftrrugineis. 



? . Similiter picta, nisi quod color sanguineus pro ochraceo accidit. 

 Long. 3i, ? 4 lin. 



^ pale greyish-yellow and black, $ deep red and black. 



S Head black, shining. Antennce, 1st joint pale yellow, base and apex narrowly 

 piceous ; 2nd black, base yellow ; 3rd and 4th piceous, base of the 3rd yellow. 



Eostrum reddish-yellow j 3rd and 4th joints piceons. 



Thorax — ^ronotum pale yellow, very sparingly and delicately punctured, collar pale 

 yellow, callosities pitchy-black, joined together in front by a short, broad, 

 transverse keel, posterior margin and hinder angles pitchy-black, disc with a 

 triangular pitchy -black patch in the centre, its apex next the callosities, its 

 base on the posterior margin. Scutellum shining, anterior portion black, con- 

 cealed beneath the posterior margin of the pronotum, posterior portion pale 

 yellow. Elytra longer than the abdomen, rather sparingly clothed with very 

 short, sub-depressed, blackish hairs. Clavus fuscous, finely shagreened, inner 

 margin piceous, nerve pale yellow, the colour broadest at the base and apex. 

 Corium pale gi'eyish-yellow, extreme anterior margin piceous, 1st nerve slightly 

 piceous at the base, disc with a longitudinal, bi'oad, fascous streak between the 

 claval suture and the centre, the colour becoming darker towards and at the 

 posterior margin, the base pale greyish -yellow ; inner posterior angle next the 

 claval sutui-e slightly grey-yellowish, the colour vanishing ; posterior margin 

 along the base of the cunous piceous. Cuneus pale yellowish, anterior margin 

 faintly piceous, apex nai'rowly black. Membrane deep fuscous black, inner 



