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oblitterata, spiraculis leviter transversis, ante medium segmen- 

 torum sitis, e latere longissime distantibus, segmento sexto 

 ventrali feminfe medio supra segmentum genitale libere nonnihil 

 producto et obtuse bidentato. Pedes approximati, femoribus 

 inermibus, tibiis femoribus brevioribus, supra sulcatis, tarsis 

 triarticulatis. 



This genus belongs to the group Oncoinerina of Stal, and is well 

 distinguished from the other genera of the group. 



5. Coptopelta crassiventris, n. sp. 



Subtus cornea, supra castanea, pronoto paullo pallidiore, 

 marginibus lateralibus anticis pronoti et connexivo nigris, 

 segmentis hujus macula media rufescente notatis, linea intral- 

 aterali pronoti, macula ad angulos basales scutelli hujusque linea 

 longitudinali postmediana et apice luteis, exocorio subolivaceu, 

 antennis pallide ferrugineis. Pronotum subrugosum et punct- 

 atum, marginibus lateralibus anticis levissime rotundatis. 

 Scutellum punctatum. Hemelytra apicem abdominis paullum 

 superantia, corio crebre su))tiliter punctulato, membrana ainea. 

 Abdomen lateribus subtiliter crenulatum, connexivo longitu- 

 dinaliter striguloso, ventre hfviusculo, latera versus ruguloso, sed 

 limbo laterali explanato Isevigato, spiraculis nigris. Pedes badii. 

 Long. $ 24 mm. 



Queensland. 



It is possible that the colour of the upper side of the body is 

 more greenish or olivaceous in the living insect. 



N.B. — For an Australian genus of this group Oncosceiis, 

 Westw., the name of which is preoccupied (Chevrolat, Cole- 

 optera, 1834), T have proposed the name Bha'ci/s (Revue 

 d'Entom., 1891, p. 214); but as also this name is preoccupied 

 by Clark for a genus of Coleoptera (1860), I herewith substitute 

 the name Rha'cocoris for Westwood's genus. 



Fam. ACANTHOSOMID^. 



6. Stauralia co>iipu>icia, n. sp. 



Ovalis, dilute subvirescenti-testacea, margine laterali capitis et 

 prothoracis, parte basali pronoti, scutello (parte basali excepta), 

 exocoris a basi ad medium, margine apicali corii lineaque intra- 



