342 . SUPPLEMENT. 
Brachystethus rubro-maculatus (p. 85). 
To the localities given, add :—Mexico, Atoyac in Vera Cruz (4. H. Smith d Schu- 
mann), Cuesta de Misantla (J. Trujillo), Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith); Panama, 
Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui 2500 to 4000 feet, David (Champion). 
3. Brachystethus parvus, n. sp. (Tab. XXXI. fig. 23.) 
_ Dark brownish-ochraceous, very thickly and coarsely punctate ; antenne, margins of head, lateral margins of 
-pronotum, basal lateral margins of corium, and underside of body and legs, ochraceous ; a levigate luteous 
spot at each basal angle of scutellum; connexivum alternately ochraceous and purplish; underside of body 
and femora with brown punctures. Antenne with the second joint shorter than the third, the fourth and 
fifth joints longest, the apex of fourth joint and base of fifth Inteous. 
Long. 12 millim, 
Hab. Panama, David (Champion). 
This is the smallest species of the genus with which I am acquainted. 
‘PEROMATUS (p. 85). 
Peromatus notatus (p. 85). 
To the localities given, add:—Panama, Bugaba, Tolé (Champion). 
Peromatus truncatus (p. 86). 
To the locality given, add:—Panama, Bugaba (Champion), Panama city (J. J. 
Walker). 
The specimens received from the State of Panama are larger than the Mexican type 
and some have a length of 25 millim. 
EDESSA (p. 86). | 
This genus, which was previously shown to be the largest in the whole Pentatomine, 
has again received an extraordinary augmentation, owing to the large amount of 
additional material obtained since I Previously enumerated its Central-American 
representatives. 
Panama appears to be wonderfully rich in species of Edessa, which may be taken 
as the most peculiar and representative Neotropical genus of the whole Rhynchota. 
1 (a). Edessa tauriformis. (Tab. XXX. fig. 25.) 
Edessa tauriformis, Dist. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 391°. 
Hab. Nicaraava, Chontales ! (coll. Dist.) ; Panama, Bugaba (Champion). 
Edessa costalis (p. 87). 
To the localities given, add :—Panama, San Feliz (Champion). 
