HEMIPTERA HKTEROPTERA, 
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26 . Homceocerus minax. 
Fcem. Fttlvus, subtus teslaceus; antennce rufa, corpore breviorex, articulo 
4o ‘io aquilongo ; prothorux suhtilissime punctatus, picen fascia lus, 
ungulis posticis lougis acutis subasceudenlibus ; membrana nigricans. 
Female, Tawny, testaceous beneath. Eyes at some distance from 
the fore border of the prothorax. Rostrum extending to the middle coxae. 
Antennae red, rather shorter than the body ; joints from the first to the 
the third successively decreasing in length; fourth thicker than the third, 
which it equals in length. Prothorax very finely punctured ; hind angles 
forming two long acute diverging slightly ascending spines; a piceous 
band along the hind border, including the spines. Legs 'slender. Fore 
wings with a blackish membrane. Length of the body 5^ lines. 
o. Hindostan. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
Eastern Isles. 
A. Prothorax with no pale lines. 
a. Hind angles of the prothorax prominent, acute. 
b. Hind angles of the prothorax rectangular or obtuse, 
hardly prominent. 
* Antennae with black bands. - - - 
** Antennae with no black bands. 
f Fore wings with no pale marks, 
f-f Body long. 
t Body hardly long. - . - _ _ 
ft Fore wings with a pale costal patch, 
ftf Fore wings with a pale dot near the exterior border. 
B. Prolhorax with pale lines. - . - - 
mundus. 
puncticornis. 
parallelus. 
parvulus. 
simplex. 
lucidus. 
plebeius. 
27. Homceocerus puncticornis, C. H. 446. 
Tliponius puncticornis, Stal. 
a, b. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cuming’s collection. 
28. Homceocerus mundus.] 
Mas et fcem. Testaceus ; antennce corpori cequilongce ; prothorax sub- 
tilissime scaber, nigro bilinealus, angulis posticis acutis prominulis 
subascendentibus ; aim anticce nigro submarginatce et unistrigatm, 
membrana diaphana. 
Male and female. Testaceous. Rostrum extending to beyond the 
middle of the mesopectus. Antennas as long as the body ; second joint 
longer than the first; third shorter than the first. Prothorax very finely 
scabrous, with a black line on each side extending from the fore border to 
the hind angle, which forms a stout, prominent, acute, slightly ascending 
spine. Fore wings with a black costa; inner border black from the base 
