E. BERGROTH, NEW NEOTROPICAL MIRIDAE (hEM.). 7 



conically produced in front of the antennae, eyes large but 

 moderately prominent, seen from above much longer t han 

 broad, from the side obliquely suboval, clypeus not separated 

 from front by an impression, almost entireJy visible from 

 above, lora^ not distinctly separated from genae, the long gula 

 horizontal, antennae inserted a little before the eyes, long 

 and slender, first joint linear, about as long as anteocular 

 part of head and somewhat passing its apex, second subli- 

 near, narrower and much longer than first, tbird still nar- 

 rower, somewhat longer than second, first joint of rostrum 

 thickened, reaching middle of gula, second joint at the base 

 a little curved and thickened (exact length of rostrum not 

 visible in the carded type). Pronotum scarcely sloping, much 

 broader than long, strongly narrowing from base to apex, 

 laterally margined, the coUar well defined, about as broad 

 as first antennal joint, lateral margins almost straight, 

 basal margin broadly and very slightly bisinuate, the 

 large confluent convex calli occupying the greatest part 

 of the disc, leaving only the humeral areas and the narrow 

 basal horder free. Mesoscutum posteriorly exposed, with 

 a curved oblique keel on each side. Scutellum equilateral, 

 with a longitudinal median carina. Elytra passing apex 

 of abdomen by less than half the length of the mem- 

 brane, laterally evenly and moderately rounded, veins 

 of corium and clavus distinct and percurrent, cuneus not 

 distinctly separated from the exocorium, which is a little 

 broader than mesocorium, claval commissure as long as 

 scutellum with the visible part of the mesoscutum, mem- 

 brane with two cells, exteriör cell narrowly elongate, interiör 

 cell narrowed toward apex, its interiör margin subparallel 

 to apical margin of corium and emitting three or four short 

 veins from its posterior half. Före femora thicker than the 

 others; tibiae without bristles, slightly narrowing from base 

 to apex, the front pair as long as the femora, middle and 

 hind tibiae longer than femora; first joint of tarsi longer 

 than the two others together, and somewhat thicker. 



This genus is one of the forms connecting the divisions 

 Cylaparia and Fulviaria, as understood by Reuter. It has 



* Most authors, including Redter, usc the plural form »lorae», but 

 the singular form is not lora (which signifies a poor wine), but lorurn, and 

 the plural form is thus lora. Some authors also use the word pila (ball, 

 or pillar) in the meaniug of pilus (hair). 



