18. 117 
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. JElytra longer than the abdomen. Guneus long, triangular. 
Siernum — 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 
Int of the 3rd pair longest, 1st and 2nd sub-equal. 
34. — Getpocoeis Fiebeei, Doug. & Scott. 
^ . Oriseo-ochraceus et niger. $ . Sanguineus et niger. 
cJ . Capite nigro nitido ; antennis piceis, articulo primo medio, se- 
ndo hasi, ochraceis ; pronoto dilute ochraceo, medio triangular iter, callis 
irgineque postica piceo-nigris ; scutello dilute ochraceo nitido ; clavo 
SCO, nervo stramineo ; corio dilute griseo-ochraceo, vitta jicxta clammt 
sea ; cuneo dilute ochraceo, apice anguste nigro ; memhrana fusco-nigra ; 
yrno rufo ; pedihus ftrrugineis. 
$ . Similiter picta, nisi quod color sanguineus pro ochraceo accidit. 
Long. (J 3i, ? 4 lin. 
^ pale greyish-yellow and black, $ deep red and black. 
Head black, shining. Antennce, 1st joint pale yellow, base and apex narrowly 
piceous ; 2nd black, base yellow ; 3rd and 4tli piceous, base of the 3rd yellow. 
strvmi reddish-yellow ; 3rd and 4th joiats piceous. 
,orax — 'pronotum 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 spai-ingly 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 greyish-yellow, extreme anterior margin piceous, 1st nerve slightly 
piceous at the base, disc with a longitudinal, broad, fuscous 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 suture slightly grey -yellowish, the colour vanishing ; posterior margin 
along the base of the cuueus piceous. Cuneus pale yellowish, anterior margin 
faintly piceous, apex narrowly black, Memhrane deep fuscous black, inner 
