27G LMay, 



more or less confluent, ■with, in addition, indications of a row of spots near the an- 

 terior margin). Membrane testaceous-brown, speckled with darker. Antennae 4- 

 jointed, the first two joints reddish-brown and the last two brownish-black ; the 1st 

 joint short and stout, the 2ud much thinner, gradually thickened upwards and much 

 the longest of all, the last two stout, fushbrm, the 4th being longer than the 3rd. 

 Tibiae with stout reddish-brown spines. S ? • Length, 4 — 5, breadth, 3 — 3i mm. 



Messrs. Wakefield and Hutton. 



The only description of the genus Choerocydnus tliat I can find is 

 in tlie Table of Genera of the Cydnidce in Dallas' Catalogue ; and of 

 the only species in that genus {foveolatus, A. White, Zool. Yoy. Erebus 

 and Terror) I can find no description at all, and suspect that it has 

 not been described. C.foveolatus, whatever it may be, is an Australian 

 species, and may be identical with nigrosignatus, though the latter has 

 not any characters meriting the term Jbveolatus. 



Family SCIOCOEIDJE. 



7. Dictyotus polysticticus, Butler. 



Messrs. Broun, Hutton, and Wakefield. Common, 

 Though Mr. Butler (/. c.) does not give Pentatoma viUs, Walker, 

 as a synonym of this species (and, indeed, mentions it as a species 

 possessed by the Museum), I have little doubt that Walker founded 

 vilis on a specimen oi polysticticus. Should such be the case, vilis is 

 the older name (^polysticticus being only a catalogue name till the insect 

 was described by Mr. Butler), and should be adopted, if any of 

 Walker's names of Hemiptera are to be adopted. 



8. Sciocoris Helferi, Fieb. Mayr, I. c. I have seen no New Zealand 



examples of this European species. 



Family HALTDIDJE. 



9. Platycoris immarginatus, Dallas. British Museum. I have seen 



no Bj^ecimens. 



Family PENTATOMID^. 



10. Nezara viridula, L. British Museum. I suppose the determina- 



tion of this widely spread species is correct. The next is very 

 close to it. 



11. Nezara Amyoti (White), Dallas. 



Captain Broun. In addition to typical specimens, there are three 

 examples (more or less fuscous-brown, with a greenish tint) which 

 seem to be immature individuals of this species. 



Family ACANTHOSOMATID^. 



12. RJiopalimorpha ohscura, White. 



Messrs. Broun, Hutton, and Wakefield. 



