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EUBATAS, gen. nov. 
Apparently allied to Zuarmosus, Reuter. Body shining, moderately pilose, the corium somewhat strongly 
pilose. Antenne with the basal joint moderately incrassated, about the length of the head and sparingly 
pilose ; second joint very strongly pilose, gradually incrassated from base, and about, or a little more than, 
twice the length of the first ; third and fourth slender, sparingly pilose and together about equal in length 
to the second. Eyes contiguous to the pronotum. Pronotum with the base truncate at area of scutellum, 
the lateral angles posteriorly oblique, and breadth at same more than twice that of anterior margin. 
Scutellum with a distinct apical carination. Femora glabrous, tibie setiform. Rostrum reaching the 
intermediate coxe. 
1. Eubatas chiriquinus, n. sp. (Tab. XXVII. fig. 8.) 
Head, pronotum, scutellum, and base of corium to near apex of scutellum reddish ochraceous, remainder of 
corium dark bluish ; cuneus pale testaceous, with the base dark bluish; membrane fuscous ; antenn» 
testaceous, second joint (excluding extreme base) and eyes blackish; head beneath, sternum, and legs 
reddish-ochraceous, abdomen purplish black ; apices of the tibize and tarsi infuscated. 
Long. 43 millim. 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 3000 feet (Champion). 
NEOCAPSUS, gen. nov. 
Allied to the preceding genus, but with the rostrum reaching the posterior coxe. Antenne with the second 
joint twice as long as the first, but not strongly incrassated or pilose. 
Body shiny, punctate and pilose. Pronotum with the lateral angles obliquely rounded, and between them 
more than twice as broad as at anterior margin. Tibie strongly setiform. 
1. Neocapsus mexicanus. (Tab. XXII. fig. 19.) 
Pronotum reddish ochraceous; head, antenne (third and fourth joints mutilated), anterior collar and transverse 
basal fascia to pronotum, scutellum, corium, and cuneusfpiceous ; membrane pale fuscous; body beneath 
and legs (anterior and posterior legs mutilated) dark testaceous or pale piceous; lateral margins of pro- 
sternum reddish ochraceous. 
Long. 7 millim. 
Hab. Mexico (Deppe, Mus. Berol.). 
HORCTIAS, gen. nov. 
Body convex, shining, impunctate, very slightly and obsoletely pilose. Head smooth. Eyes large, prominent, 
and contiguous to anterior margin of pronotum. Antenne with the basal joint slightly incrassated and 
about as long as the head; second joint nearly twice as long as the first with its apex slightly incrassated, 
third and fourth slender. Rostrum reaching the intermediate coxe. Pronotum with a distinct anterior 
collar, its basal half convex and deflected to anterior margin, which is about half the width of the base 
between the lateral angles. Scutellum moderately tumid. Tibize setiform. 
1. Horcias variegatus, n.sp. (Tab. XXVI. fig. 13.) 
Bright ochraceous ; eyes, apex of head, a basal fascia (widest at centre) to pronotum, a central longitudinal 
fascia (sometimes absent) to scutellum, clavus, lateral fascia to corium (which does not quite reach outer 
margin at base, is very broad at apex, and there transversely connected with claval apex), and inner base 
and apex of cuneus, black. Antennw ochraceous; basal annulations to and apical half of first and 
second joints, apex of third joint, and basal annulation to and apex of fourth joint black. ~ 
Body beneath and legs ochraceous ; femora with their apices more or less testaceous, anterior and intermediate 
