GEBMALTIS. 29 



Genus GERMALUS. 



Germalus, Stdl, Stett. mt. Zeit. xxiii, p. 311, note (1862) ; id. Hon. 

 Afr. ii, p. 142 (18G5) ; id. En. Hem. iv, p. 133 (1874). 



Type, 0. Hnberr/!, Stal, from Mauritius. 



Distribution. Machagascar, Mauritius, and the Oriental, Malayan 

 and Australasian Regions. 



This genus is to be separated from Geocoris by the ampliate, not 

 narrowed apex of the clavus, the margins of which are parallel, and 

 also by the strongly pedunculated eyes. 



2805. Germalus greeni, sp. n. 



Head ochraceous ; ocelli darker ; apices of the eyes bright 

 carmine-red ; antennic and rostrum ochraceous, apex of the latter 

 black ; pronotum with the anterior area ochraceous, the posterior 

 area creamy Avhite with dark punctures ; scutellum ochraceous ; 

 corium pale ochraceous, the claval area piceous, the costal area 

 whitish hyaline with its apical angle margined with black ; 

 membrane hyaline reflecting the abdomen beneath ; body beneath 

 and legs ochraceous ; antennce with the first joint shortest and 

 with an outer black line, second longest, about half as long again 



Fig. 12. — Germalus greeni. 



as third or fourth which are subequal in length ; vertex broad, 

 subacutely produced in front where there is a short central black 

 line ; eyes strongly stylate, directed a little upwardly and for- 

 wardly ; pronotum with two transverse impunctate narrow spaces 

 before anterior margin which is somewhat sparsely darkly punctate, 

 the disk coarsely darkly punctate, excepting the basal margin which 

 is impunctate and contains a central and two lateral small black 

 spots, a distinct central longitudinal carination not reaching 

 posterior margin ; scutellum with a curved transverse impunctate 



