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Show 476 MK. w. L. D I S T A N T O N [June 17, transverse series of dark punctures between the lateral angles which are produced into long, somewhat acute, and slightly ascending black spines; posterior half of the pronotum chocolate-brown, coarsely and thickly punctate. Corium and scutellum chocolate-brown and coarsely punctate, the last with three large levigate luteous spots, situate one in each basal angle and one at apex ; corium with the anterior lateral margin obscurely ochraceous, followed by a marginal series of blackish punctures. Membrane bronzy. Connexivum ochraceous. Body beneath pale ochraceous; the sternal and abdominal incisures, some small sternal spots, a sublateral fascia on each side commencing at pronotal angles and terminatine at apex of abdomen, a central fascia crossing the last two abdominal segments of the stigmata, black. Rostrum reaching the second abdominal segment, with it- apex black. Legs mutilated. Antennae with the basal joint ochraceous, its apex blackish, the second joint blackish (remainder mutilated). Long. 10 millim. Exp. pronot. angl. 8 millim. Allied to A. grandiuscu/a, Dist., from the Cameroons, but distinguished by the long and acute pronotal angles, different markings of the pronotum, &c. 25. CARBULA MELACANTHA. Cimex melacanthus, Fab^. Ent. Syst. iv. p. 103. 94 (1794). 26. ZANGIS GUINEENSIS. Edessa guineensis, Fabr. Syst. Rhyn. p. 151. 27 (1803). 27. NEZARA ORBICULATA, n. sp. Broadly ovate ; pale olivaceous green ; lateral margins of the pronotum, basal lateral margin of corium, and margins of the connexivum very narrowly paier green. Membrane pale greyish. Upper surface very thickly and finely punctate. Body beneath somewhat paler; abdominal spine and the coxae ochraceous. Eyes greyish brown ; antennae with the basal joint green, second and third joints pale fuscous, about subequal in length, or second joint very slightly shorter than the third (fourth and fifth joints mutilated). Abdominal spine not passing the intermediate coxae. Rostrum brownish ochraceous, its apex pitchy and reaching the posterior coxas. Long. 17 millim. Max. lat. 13 millim. This species, by its peculiar shape, is allied to the N. o., Sign., from which it differs in its larger size, the paler margins to the pronotum and corium, and in the second and third joints of the antennae being about subequal in length. Subfam. TESSERATOMINJE. 28. TESSERATOMA NEMORIVAGA, n. sp. Brownish ochraceous ; margins of the pronotum and basal margins of the corium very narrowly darker in hue ; connexivum dull |