HEMIPTETIA HETEROPTERA. 
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length. Eyes testaceous, not prominent. Rostrum extending to the middle 
coxae; tip black. AnlenntE slender; first joint not extending to the front 
of the head ; second longer than the third. Thorax with a transverse callus 
on each side in front; sides smooth; a transverse reddish slight ridge 
between the hind angles, which are slightly rounded and not prominent. 
Scutellum rounded at the tip. Ventral spine extending to the middle 
coxae. Legs rather short and slender. Membrane pellucid, extending a 
little beyond the tip of the abdomen. Length of the body 4^ lines. 
a. ? Presented by Sir John Liddell. 
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Prionaca EXEMPTA. 
Teslacea, sublililer ‘punctata; caput antice fusco punclatum, postice 
glabrum ; thorax glaber, lateribus anticis fusco punctatis, angulis 
posticis acutis productis ; scutellum vix cdrinatum, apice subacutum ; 
spina venlralis coxas intermedias atlingens ; alee anlicce apud costam 
nigro punctatce, membrana pellucida. 
Testaceous, elliptical, thickly and minutely punctured. Head rounded 
in front; fore part with brown punctures; hind part smooth ; lobes of equal 
length. Eyes piceous, not prominent. Rostrum extending to the hind 
cox®; tip black. Antenn® slender; first joint extending nearly to the 
front of the head; second much shorter than the third; fourth a little 
longer than the third. Thorax smooth, excepting the fore part on each 
side where the punctures are brown; hind angles acute, elongated, shorter 
than their breadth at the base. Scutellum hardly keeled, attenuated 
towards the tip, which is slightly acute. Hind angles of the apical abdo- 
minal segment elongated; ventral spine extending to the middle cox®. 
Legs slender. Fore wings with black punctures along the costa ; membraire 
and hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 8 — 9 lines. 
It differs widely in structure from the other three species of the 
genus. 
a, b. North Hindostan. Presented by Capt. Strachey. 
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COSPICONA FIRMATA. 
Testacea, longissime ovalis, aspere et sparse punctata ; caput parvum, 
transverse striatum, antice rotundaturn ; rostrum coxas intermedias 
attingens ; antennae nigree ; thorax cornubus ferrugineis lanceolatis 
acutis deftexis perparum ascendentibus sat longis ; scutellum attenu- 
atum, subacutum, vix carinatum ; membrana lurida. 
Testaceous, very elongate-oval, thinly and roughly punctured, paler 
beneath. Head small, transversely and finely striated, rounded in front; 
lobes of equal length. Eyes testaceous, not prominent. Rostrum extending 
to the middle cox®. Antenn® black, slender; first joint extending much 
beyond the head; second very much longer than the third. Thorax with 
a transverse callus on each side in front; horns ferruginous, lanceolate, 
acute, directly diverging, very slightly ascending, about half the length of 
