E. BERGROTH, NEW NEOTROPICAL MIRIDAÉ (HEM.). 5 



about reaching middle of venter, first two joints subequal 

 in length, third somewhat shorter than second, fourth as 

 long as third. Pronotum fuscous, calli black, a small spöt 

 at interiör and exteriör end of calli, a small callose lateral 

 spöt at apical angles, a rounded lateral spöt behind calli, 

 posterior lateral börder and exteriör basal börder, and two 

 basal spöts in front of mesoscutum påle yellow, all påle 

 markings, except the anterior ones, more or less diffuse, 

 lateral margins straight, basal margin broadly bisinuate, the 

 disc coarsely and thickly punctate, excepting the calli which 

 are separated by an impression. Mesoscutum fuscous with 

 a curved påle keel on each side. The moderately convex, 

 rather thickly punctured scutellum fuscous-black with a 

 somewhat large spöt at basal angles, an abbreviated longi- 

 tudinal line, and apex whitish. Elytra fuscous-black, rather 

 thickly and finely punctured, their base, apex of clavus, a 

 short subcostal streak behind the base, a transverse costal spöt 

 before middle, a round spöt of endocorium opposite the costal 

 spöt, an other round spöt behind middle of mesocorium, an 

 oblique spöt at its apical margin, two or three subconfluent 

 short vittae at apical angle of corium, the intero-basal area 

 of cuneus, a spöt to membrane within apex of cuneus, and 

 a larger rounded spöt just behind middle of membrane 

 whitish, interiör basal angle of cuneus narrowly rounded. 

 Sterna påle yellow, propleura and metapleura variegated 

 with påle yellow and fuscous, mesopleura with a large blackish 

 area enclosing a påle yellow central spöt. Abdomen beneath 

 dark brown, the base, a broad inwardly much narrowing 

 median fascia on each side and a little behind this a much 

 narrower fascia on each side påle yellow. Legs fuscous, 

 femora and tibiae with two white annulations, first tarsal 

 joint slightly shorter than the two others combined; (före 

 legs wanting). Length, $ 5,5 mm., incl. tegm. 7,3 mm. 



Amazonas (Fonteboa). — Mus. Stockholm. 



This species is broader and less parallel than any other 

 hitherto described species, and the keel at the posterior 

 margin of the juga, which in most species is almost straight, 

 is in laheculosus strongly curved. 



N. B. — Cylapus clavicornis Popp., described from Peru, 

 has also been found at Fonteboa. 



