BY G. W. KIRKALDY 777 



THAUMASTOTHERIIN^, subfam.nov. 



This subfamily, which is based on a single carded specimen, is 

 allied to the Blissiiue in that the fore legs are articulated on the 

 disk of the prosternum, but the structure of the head, labium, 

 legs, etc., puts it quite out of that subfamily. In habitus, it recalls 

 much more the Anthocoridce, and even in some ways the Polyc- 

 teniJce; but the structure of the sterna and the lack of a cuneus 

 place it in the Geocoridce. I am unable to determine with surety 

 whether it is Trochalopodous or Pagiopodous, but I think the 

 former, in which case its Geocoridism would be confirmed. It 

 is to be hoped that other specimens will be found, but unfortu- 

 nately nothing is known of its habits. 



T 11 A u M A s T T H E j^ I u M, gen.nov. 



Flattish. Head flat, slightly declivous; juga much longer than 

 tylus and meeting in front of it, laminately expanded anteriorly 

 and laterally, the sides rotundately curved. Lateral margins of 

 head, between the above and the pedicellate e3'es, rounded. 

 Head scarcely so long as its width. Eyes not quite contiguous 

 with pronotum; ocelli contiguous with ocular peduncles, close to 

 base of head. Antennae about twice and one-half as long as the 

 pronotum medianly, inserted ventral ly low down, basal of the tirst 

 segment of the labium, tirst segment not reaching to the apex of 

 the head. Labium broad and short, reaching only to the middle 

 of the prosternum. Bucculse low, divergent apicalwards and 

 very far apart, narrowing just apical of the second antennal seg- 

 ment, the first two apparently nob free, third reaching to base of 

 head. Pronotum behind a little wider than the head and a little 

 wider than the fore margin, hind margin straight; impressed 

 transversely in the middle, lateral margins fairly straight; (^longi- 

 tudinal) middle f of anterior area flat, medially sulcate, lateral 

 fifths swollen; hind area punctured, lateral margins swollen. 

 Scutellum triangular, a little longer than wide, feebly keeled 

 medially, transversely striate and punctured. Hind margin of 

 prosternum straight, meso- and metastei'num sulcate. L'lavus 

 and corium closely punctured, lateral margins of latter slightly 



