Part 42

SYN. Mantis ocellaria, Drury, App. vol. 3.

HABITAT: Coast of Africa.

{58}Antennæ setaceous. The insect, when living, was probably green, but is now of a yellowish brown; the eyes, head, and thorax being of that colour. One-third of the tegmina, next the tips, is transparent, the remainder being green. In the centre is a yellow spot resembling an eye, encircled with black, whose centre is dark green, with a black margin at top. Wings transparent. Fore-legs yellow-brown. Femora strong, with two rows of spines, and a groove between to receive the tibiæ, which are furnished with a strong spine at the tip. Middle and hind legs having a small flap placed at the tips of the femora, and two tibial spurs.

"This rare and beautiful mantis was found in a savanna."--Smeathman.

PENTATOMA BICOLORATA.

Plate XLIII. fig. 2.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY: Pentatomidæ.

GENUS. PENTATOMA, Latreille. Cimex, Fabricius, Drury.

PENTATOMA BICOLORATA. Fusca, pronoti lateribus in spinam obtusam utrinque productis, scutello versus basin et ad apicem elytrorumque maculâ costali fulvis. (Long. Corp. lin. 7.)

SYN. Cimex rostratus, Drury, App. vol. 2.

La punaise à sept taches, Stoll, pl. 14. fig. 97.

HABITAT: Sierra Leone (Drury). Coast of Guinea (Stoll).

Head and eyes brown. Thorax dark yellow in front; the hinder part brown, the sides terminating in two obtuse spines. Scutellum yellow, brown in the middle. Hemelytra brown, with a yellow spot on the middle of the anterior edges. Legs yellow-brown, the fore ones having a remarkable spine on the thighs, placed near the tips. Rostrum strong, extending as far as the middle legs. Abdomen with two lateral dark indented lines extending to the anus.

I have been compelled to propose another specific name for this insect, that given to it by our author being quite inexpressive.

CERBUS? FLAVEOLUS.

Plate XLIII. fig. 3.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY: Coreidæ, Leach.

GENUS. CERBUS? Hahn. Cimex, Drury.

CERBUS? FLAVEOLUS. Fuscus, pronoti marginibus fasciâque angulatâ elytrorum fulvis; abdomine rufo, nigro marginato. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 9 lin.)

SYN. Cimex flaveolus, Drury, App. vol. 3.

HABITAT: Sierra Leone.

Head dark orange. Antennæ filiform, four-jointed, about three-fourths the length of the insect. Thorax brown, edged with yellow. Scutellum triangular, not large, brown. Hemelytra brown, one-half of the posterior edge next the body having a yellow line running along it, crossing the middle, and {59}ending at the anterior edge. Wings diaphanous. Abdomen red, edged with black. Rostrum slender, and extending just below the fore-legs. Legs yellow-brown. Tibiæ and tarsi almost black.

DIASPIDIUS SCAPHA.

Plate XLIII. fig. 4.

ORDER: Hemiptera. SUBORDER: Heteroptera. SECTION: Geocorisa. FAMILY: Reduviidæ, Leach.

GENUS. DIASPIDIUS, Westw. Cimex, Drury.

DIASPIDIUS SCAPHA. Fulvus; capite, antennis, pronoti lobo antico, membranâ elytrorum pedibusque nigris. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc.)

SYN. Cimex Scapha, Drury, App. vol. 3.