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15. Pyrrhocoris carduelis. 
Pyrrhocoris carduelis, Stal, Berl. Ent. Zeit. vii. 404 — Pyrrhopeplus 
carduelis, Stal , K. Sv. Vet. Ak. Handl. 1870, 115. 
a ~ d- Hong Kong. Piesented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
16. Pyrrhocoris vittiventris. 
Foem. Niger , longi-ovalis ; rostrum coxas postieas atlingens ; antenna 
corporis dimidio longiores, articulo 4o luteo apice nigro ; prothorax 
rufo antice el utrinque marginatus ; abdomen rufum, sub las nigro - 
bivittatum ; pedes rufi , femoribus anticis vix incrassatis subtus 
spinulosis; corium album, rufo sub marginatum, nigro uniplagiatum 
et uniguttatum. 
Female. Black, elongate-oval, flat, punctured. Head triangular. 
Eyes piceous, not prominent. Rostrum extending to the hind coxae. 
Antennae more than half the length of the body; first joint longer than the 
head; second very much shorter than the first; third much shorter than 
the second ; fourth luleous, black at the tip, longer than the third. Pro- 
thorax with a well-defined transverse furrow at somewhit before the 
middle; fore border and sides red. Abdomen red, with a black stripe on 
each side beneath. Legs red ; fore femora hardly incrassated, with some 
minute spines beneath. Corium of the fore wings white; costa and 
interior border red ; a large black patch in the disk and a black apical dot. 
Length of the body 4^—5 lines. 
a. North Hindostan. From Capt. Boyes’ collection. 
b. North Ilindostan. From Mr. Warwick’s collection. 
c. North Hindostan. From Dr. Hooker’s collection. 
17. Pyrrhocoris maculicollis. 
Fcem. Lulescens, ellipticus , nigro punclatus, subtus niger ; caput luteo 
bistrigatum ; rostrum coxas intermedias atlingens; antennee nigra, 
corporis dimidio non longiores ; prothorax luteus, iateribus callaque 
nigro-bimaculato pallidioribus ; pectoris segmenta albo maculata et 
marginata ; abdominis dorsum nigrum, segmentis luteo marginatis ; 
connexivum luteum ; membrana cinerea, fusco x>enosa. 
Female. Dull testaceous, elliptical, black-punctured, black, smooth 
and shining beneath. Head triangular, with two luteous streaks on the 
vertex; middle lobe pale luteous. Eyes not prominent. Rostrum extend- 
ing to tbe middle coxae. Antennae black, hardly half the length of the 
body ; first joint nearly as long as the head ; second shorter than the first; 
third much shorter than the second; fourth a little shorter than the second. 
Prothorax luteous, paler along each side and having at somewhat before 
the middle a paler transverse callus which includes two black spots. 
Pectoral segments with three white spots on each side and with white hind 
borders. Abdomen black above; hind borders of the segments luteous. 
Connexivum luteous. Fore femora slightly incrassated. Wings not 
