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cristate, with the tip flavous. The corium in light-coloured specimens is faintly 
irrorated with ochreous. The membrane is uniformly fuscous. A specimen from 
Bugaba is figured. 
MICROLESTRIA. 
Nalata, Stal, Rio Jan. Hemipt. p. 79 (1858) (part.). 
Microlestria, Stal, Enum. Hemipt. ii. pp. 110, 120 (1872), and iv. p. 66. 
A Tropical-American genus containing two described species, one of which occurs 
within our limits, whence a third is now added. ‘The characters by which Microlestria 
may be separated from Nulata have not been fully noticed by Stal: the intermediate, 
as well as the anterior, femora are incrassate and shortly spinose beneath; the scutellar 
process is short; and the eyes are small. The two basal joints of the antenne, the 
legs, and body are sparsely set with erect or semierect sete, which are more or less 
clubbed at the tip, these being very long and conspicuous in UM. levis. 
Head, pronotum, and scutellum dull and rugulose, the anterior lobe of the pronotum 
distinctly tuberculate ; connexivum spotted or fasciate: body comparatively 
short ©. 6 ee ee ee ee eee ee ee ww we fuscicollis, St. 
Head, pronotum, and scutellum shining, the anterior lobe of the pronotum 
obsoletely tuberculate ; connexivum unicolorous, ferruginous: body elongate. Jevis, n. sp. 
1. Microlestria fuscicollis. (Tab. XII. figg. 4,44, 2.) 
Nalata fuscicollis, Stal, Rio Jan. Hemipt. p. 80'. 
Microlestria fuscicollis, Stal, Enum. Hemipt. 11. p. 120°. | 
Hab. Mexico (Bilimek, in Mus. Vind. Ces.); Guatemaua, San Gerénimo and Chacoj 
in Vera Paz, E] Reposo, Paraiso, Cerro Zunil, Zapote, Capetillo (Champion); Panama, 
Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion).—BraziL, Rio Janeiro ! 2, 
Stal’s type of this insect is obscure flavo-testaceous in colour, with the head, 
thorax, scutellum, femora, and marginal abdominal spots obscure fuscous. In all the 
Guatemalan and Mexican specimens before me, and also in some of those from 
Chiriqui, the anterior lobe of the pronotum is ochraceous; the others from Chiriqui 
agree with Stal’s description. The corium in light-coloured specimens has the base 
or entire inner part pale flavous, but in the dark individuals it is entirely fuscous. 
The legs vary in colour. The scutellar process is short and rather stout. Our 
specimens vary from 4-54 millim. in length. The type of MW. fuscicollis has been 
communicated by Dr. Aurivillius. A specimen from Zapote is figured. 
2. Microlestria levis, n.sp. (Tab. XII. fig. 5, 3.) 
Elongate, shining, piceous, the entire abdomen, the coxe, and tarsi ferruginous, the membrane blaek; the 
antenne testaceous, sometimes with the two basal joints infuscate ; the body and legs set with widely 
scattered, very long, erect, somewhat clubbed sete, and also, the corium included, with scattered, short, 
decumbent hairs; the antenne sparsely clothed with very loug, fine, projecting hairs, the two basal joints 
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