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say’s jieteropterous hemiptera. 
character of Edessa as stated by Fabricius, “ Sterno saepius 
elevato,” notwithstanding which, however, he referred some of 
the species to another genus, probably without observing their 
distinguishing trait. 
2. E. lateralis , Tergum sanguineous, lateral margin yellow 
with a black spot. 
Inhab. N. W. Territory and Canada. 
Body yellowish-green, with large, sparse, dusky punctures: 
antenna a little tinged with rufous ; terminal joint blackish at 
tip: thorax on the edge immediately behind the posterior late¬ 
ral angles obtusely deeply emarginate : hemelytra slightly 
bifasciate with pale fuliginous and a slight spot of the same 
color on the membranaceous portion : tergum sanguineous: late¬ 
ral margin yellow, interrupted with quadrate black spots : 
venter pale sanguineous, with deeper colored punctures and 
lateral transverse abbreviated lines. 
Length three-tenths of an inch. 
A smaller species than the preceding and quite distinct by 
many characters. I obtained several specimens in Major Long’s 
expedition to the source of St Peter’s river. 
Pentatoma, Oliv. Lat. 
f Thorax armed on each side with a spine or prominent angle. 
1. P. cynica, Yellowish, with impressed rufous punctures; 
antennae rufous. 
Inhab. Missouri. 
Body yellowish tinged with green; with numerous impressed 
punctures, those beneath more strongly contrasting: head before 
the eyes rather wider near the tip than in the middle: antenna 
pale rufous, first joint oval, yellowish ; second joint considerably 
longer than the third: thorax with the posterior lateral angles 
prominent, acute ; anterior to which the' edge is granulated : 
tergum rufous; lateral margin yellowish-rufous, with blackish 
incisural margins ; rostrum robust. 
Length over three-fifths of an inch. 
This insect was presented to me by Nuttal. It differs 
from punctipes, Nob. inasmuch as that common species has 
the second joint of the antennae shorter than the third; and 
ultimate joints are black; the punctures of the body also are 
