,„„ [November, 
Abdom&n—nnderne&th. piceona, sparingly clothed with fine, depressed yellowish 
hairs. 
Described from a single ? example taken near Baalbec in May. 
Pamilt STIPHROSOMIDiE. 
Genus Stiphrosoma, JFieb. 
38. — Stiphrosoma amabilis, Doug. & Scott. ; 
? . Nigro ruhroque varia, nitida, pilis hrevihus, erectis, dense vestita ; 
antennis piceis, articulo primo rubra, secundo stramineo apice nigro ; capite, 
pronoto scutelloque rubris ; elytrorum clavo nigro; corio nigro, mar- 
gine antico rubra ; cunea rubra, apice piceo ; sterna rubro, metasterni mar 
einilus lateralibus niqris : pedibus rujis, tibiis stramineis hasi rufis. 
^ ^ ^ L^jjg 2f lin. 
? . Black and red, shining, tbickly clothed with short, erect 
black hairs. The junctions of the corium and cuneus, and cuneus ani 
membrane, deeply notched. 
Eead red. ^niennce— let joint red, 2nd yellow, apical third black, 3rd and 4ti 
piceous. Eyes black. Rosimim brownish-red, base slightly and apex piceous. 
Thorax— Pronotum red, punctured, somewhat crenate— punctate towards and at th« 
posterior margin, callosities separated by an >«-shaped depression, deepest i^ 
the centre. Scutellmn red, convex, raised above the clavus, wrinkled trans-' 
Tersely. EVyt)-a finely crenate— punctate longer than the abdomen, considerably 
deflected from the apex of the claval suture. Clavus convex, black. Corium 
black, anterior margin reflexed, red, broadest at the base. Cimeus red, rounded 
at the base, leaving a notch next the corium, extreme apex piceous. Membrane 
pitchy-black, cell nerves black, between the apex of the cuneus and the ceU 
nerves a white vanishing streak. Sternum shining. Fro and Mesosternum red. 
Metastemum black on the sides. Legs red, clothed with longish, depressed, 
pale hairs. TiUce yellow, base reddish, at intervals with a few stoutish, black 
hairs. Tarsi piceous, 1st joint yellow. Claws black. 
ilbdomen-undemeath black, shining, clothed with fine, erect, black hairs ; last 
genital segment red. In certain lights the hairs have a yellowish appeai-ance. 
A single ? example taken at Hebron in April. 
Section Eeduvina. 
Family EMESID^. 
Genus Emesa, Eab. 
39.— Emesa Doheni, Doug. & Scott. 
Supra flavescenti-brunnea, subtus fusca-brunnea ; capite linea longi- 
tudinali fusca oculis interrupta arnata ; antennis longis, pallide ftiscls ; 
pronoto linea media angustd rufo-brunnea ; elytris dilute ochraceis.aldomine 
dimidia pauUo langiaribus, nitidis, diaphanis,pimctisatomisqtiefuscis, celluh 
