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ocliraceous, the last with bUick spots at the apices of the incisures ; 

 legs dark castaneous. 



Antennas dark castaneous, basal joints hirsute, much thicker and a 

 little shorter than the second joint — remaining joints mutilated — 

 seutellum transversely rugulose ; rostrum not quite reaching the 

 intermediate coxa3. 



Long. 15 niillim. Exp. pronot. ang. 5 millim. 



Habitat. CoSTA RiCA, San Jose, 1161 m. (P. Biolley). 

 Allied to A. andresii, Guer., but shorter, broader, 

 differently marked, etc. 



Paryphcs perpictus, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum and seutellum dark ochraceous ; corium black, 

 its outer margin — narrowly — and its posterior margin and claval 

 margin — broadly — ochraceous; membrane black; body beneath and 

 legs shining olivaceous-green, head and lateral margins of sternum 

 dark ochraceous ; lateral margins of abdomen and posterior segmental 

 margins luteous. 



The pronotal angles are expanded but directed upwardly, their 

 margins broadly rounded with the edges crenulate ; the antennae are 

 piceous with the first, second and third joints almost subequal in 

 length with the fourth a little longest ; rostrum reaching the inter- 

 mediate coxfe. 



Long. 22 millim. Exp. pronot. ang. 7 millim. 



Hahitat. CosTA KiCA, Sipurio (Talamanca), Atlantic 

 Slopes (H. Pittier). 



Family PYRRHOCORIDiE. 



Thcraneis oleosa, sp. n. 



Luteous ; head, antennae, anterior lobe of pronotum, and basal 

 margin of posterior lobe, seutellum, inner margin of clavus, a large 

 rounded fasciate spot at centre of corium, membrane, sternum, 

 rostrum, legs, a large submacular lateral fascia and last three seg- 

 ments of the abdomen — excluding the lateral margins — black ; the 

 lateral margins of the anterior pronotal lobe and the angles of the 

 posterior lobe luteous. 



Antennae with the first and fourth joints longest and subequal in 

 length, second and third shortest, second longer than third ; above 

 sparingly but coarsely punctate ; posterior lobe of pronotum moder- 

 ately gibbous ; head distinctly excavated between the eyes. 



Long. 11 millim. 



