• IIEMIPTEKA IlETEROPTEKA. 
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BoDETRIA SCUTELLAIIIS. 
Purpureo-cy anea^ suhftisifonnis, aspere punctata ; antenncs nigrce ; thoracis 
spince acutce, incisce, brevissimce ; scutellum hasi coccineum, apice 
rotundatum ; membrana nigra. 
Purplish blue, nearly fusiform, roughly punctured. Eyes piceous, 
very prominent. Antenna and rostrum black. First joint of the antennse 
not reaching to the front of the head ; second shorter than the third ; 
fourth and fifth a little shorter than the third. Thorax with a slight trans- 
verse furrow, between which and the fore border it is contracted and mostly 
smooth ; spines acute, notched, very short. Scutellum with a triangular 
very large bright red spot occupying the whole of the fore border; tip 
rounded. Membrane of the fore wings black. Length of the body 
2'i lines. 
a. Vera Cruz. From M. Salle’s collection. 
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OpLOMDS RUBROPICTUS. 
rubropictus, Vollenh. Tijdschr. voor Ent. vi. 121. 
Mexico. 
OpLOMUS H/EMATICUS. 
hannaticus, Vollenh. Tijdschr. voor. Ent. vi. 122. 
Surinam. 
OpLOMUS FI.AVOGUTTATUS. 
flavoguttatus, Vollenh. Tijdschr. voor Ent. vi. 123. 
Surinam. 
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Plattnopus melacanihus. 
Pentatoma melacanthum, Boisd. Voy. Astrol. ii. 628 — Heleropus mela- 
canihiim, Montr. A. S. E. F. 1861, 61 — Platyuopus nielacanthus, 
Mayr. 
Tahiti. 
Platynopus apicalis. 
Canthecona apicalis, Vollenh. Pent. 6, pi. 1, f. 3. 
Ternate. Gilolo. Batchian. Morotai. Gebeh 
a. ? Presented by Sir J. Liddell. 
Platynopus mitis. 
Canthecona mitis, Vollenh. Pent. 7, pi. 1, f. 5. 
Amboina. Timor. 
