1869.] 323 [Uhler. 



Length twelve jnillimetres. Breadth across thorax six millimetres. 

 Taken near the Napo River. 



It seems to be related to A. griseus Dallas, but disagrees in many- 

 respects with his desci'iption. 



Fam. Edessid.*:. 



Edessa cervus Dallas, Brit. Mus. Cat., p. 320, No. 2. Cimex 

 cervus Fab., Ent. Syst., IV, 91, 49. 



This species is common in Guiana, Brazil and Columbia. The 

 specimen procured differs from the type in having the humeral pro- 

 jections shorter. It was taken between Napo and Maraiion. 



Acei'atodes sp. ? Taken between Quito and Napo. It appears 

 to be new, but it is too much altered and mutilated to bear de- 

 scription. 



Braehystethus geniculatus Fab. Edessa geniculata Fab., 

 Syst. Ehyng., p. 153, 32. 



This is a variety lacking the yellow margin of the thorax, and 

 without the yellow feet and anus. 



Collected at Guayaquil. 



Fam. MiCTiD.,E. 



Pachylis laticornis H. Schf Wanz. Ins., iii, p. 63, figs. 276, and 

 277. Lygceus laticornis Fab., Ent. Syst. SuppL, 538, 15. 



Obtained between Napo and Maranon. It is very common in 

 different parts of Brazil, and it has been met with in Guiana and 

 Columbia. 



Fam. Anisoscelid^. 



Diactor foliaeeus Dallas, Brit. Mus. Cat., p. 451, 2. Lygceus 

 foliaceus Fab., Syst. Rhyng., 210, 28. Stoll, Punaises, pi. 28, fig. 

 201. 



Found between Napo and Maranon. It is one of the most beauti- 

 ful of this group. Specimens have been collected at Para, along the 

 Amazons, and as far west as Guayaquil. The geographical range of 

 this species is thus seen to be remarkable. 



Belonomus gen. nov. 



Elongate-oval; head long, sub-cylindrico-triangular, blunt at tip; 

 the tylus narrow, a little longer than the lateral lobes, the tip expand- 

 ing in breadth below these lobes; the superior lobes wide, high, 



