HEM1PTERA HETEROPTERA. 
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32. Nysius pallipennis. 
Testaceus, ellipticus ; caput piceum ; antennce tesiacece , articulo 4o 
piceo basi testaceo ; prolhorax antice piceus ; scutellum subcarinatum , 
basi piceum ; membrana diaphana. 
Testaceous, elliptical, shining, very finely punctured. Head piceous. 
Eyes large, slightly prominent. Antennae testaceous, slender, about half 
the length of the body; second joint about twice the length of the first ; 
third shorter than the second ; fourth piceous, testaceous at the base, as 
long as the second. Prothorax piceous between the fore border and a 
slight transverse furrow which is on the fore part. Scutellum with a 
slight keel, piceous towards the base. Wings extending to the tip of the 
abdomen. Corium of the fore wings pale testaceous; membrane and hind 
wings pellucid. Length of the body 2 lines. 
It much resembles N. Thymi ; the apical joint of the antennae and 
the legs of the latter are darker. 
a, b. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Thwaites. 
Oceania. 
33. Nysius sordidus. 
sordidus, Stal, Eug. Resa , 242. 
Tahiti. 
34. Nysius ccenosulus. 
ccenosulus, Stal , Eug. Resa, 243. 
Honolulu. 
35. Nysius Zealan dices, C.H. 552. 
Lygaeus clavicornis, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iv. 169, ad partem — Coreus clavi- 
cornis, Fabr. Syst. Rhyn. 201 — Nysius (Rhypodes) Zealandicus, Stal, 
Hem. Fabr. i. 76. 
a. Tasmania. From Dr. Hooker’s collection. 
b — e. New Zealand. Presented by Sir J. Ross. 
/ — i. New Zealand. Presented by Dr. Sinclair. 
Genus 8. HETEROGASTER, C.H. 556. 
1. Heterogasteu Urtic^e, C. H. 556. 
a. England. Presented by F. Walker, Esq. 
b — l. England. 
m — o. Europe. From Mr. Children’s collection. 
2. Heterogaster semicolon. 
Phygas semicolon, Fieb. IVeit. Beitr. i. 349, pi. 2, f. 25 — Heterogaster 
atfinis, C. Ii. 556 — Phygadicus semicolon, Fieb. Eur. Hem. 202. 
a. South France. 
