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4. Qn some South African Rhynchota in the. South African 

 Museum. By W. L. DISTANT. 



AMONG the very interesting species described in this paper is the 

 third Phymatid recorded from that region and two new Tingids. 

 The latter are now becoming fairly well known, though numerous 

 species must still be awaiting discovery. The Phymatidse, as I have 

 previously remarked, are still practically unknown, so far as the 

 Ethiopian region is concerned. 



PENTATOMID^E. 



GENUS MECIDBA. 



Mecidea, Ball, List Hem. i. p. 139 (1851). 

 Type, M. indica, Dall. 



MECIDEA LINEARIS. 



Mecidea linearis, Dall, List Hem. i. p. 139 (1851). 

 Hab. S. Africa; Prieska (Brit, and S. Afr. Muss.). 

 Dallas was unable to give a locality for his type ; we have now 

 received it from the Cape Colony. 



FAMILY COREID^E. 



CANNES, gen. nov. 



Head considerably longer than broad, shorter than pronotum, the 

 lateral lobes broadly prominent, the central lobe acutely projecting 

 in front, behind which are two short porrect spines, and beneath near 

 bases of antennae three spines, the central one longest ; eyes almost 

 midway between base and apex, of moderate size and placed on 

 lateral margins ; ocelli between the eyes ; antennae inserted at the 

 apices of the lateral lobes, first joint somewhat strongly incrassated, 

 about as long as head, setose on each lateral margin, second a little 

 stouter than third and about half its length, fourth short and 



