ANHANGA gen. nov. 



Antennse five jointed; basai joint iiot reaching the apex of the 

 head, second joint shorter than the third, third and fourth joints 

 subequal in lengtli, (fifth joint mutilated). Head somewhat long, 

 narrowed and rounded in front, the latéral lobes much longer than, 

 and meeting in front of central lobe, the latéral margins somewhat ■ 

 reflexed, eyes very prominent strongly directed outwardly, and 

 well separated from the anterior margin of pronotum. Pronotura 

 with the latéral margins slightly reflexed and anteriorly crenulated, 

 the latéral angles rounded, the basai margin slightly emarginate at 

 the middle, the anterior margin concave for the réception of the 

 head, the dise is much depressed towards head, and contains two 

 subdepressed fovese. Scutellum reaching base of membrane, mode- 

 ratelj broad and the apex rounded. Membrane with the veins 

 swollen and prominent. Connexivum produced beyond margins of 

 corium and membrane. Rostrum just passing the intermediate coxse, 

 the second joint longest. Abdomen beneath convex and neither 

 spined nor sulcated, the spiracles distinct and subprominent. 



This genus holds a classificatory position among the American 

 Pentatomidse as allied to Empicoris. 



Anhanga modesta n. sp. 



Ochraceous thickly covered with dark punctures. Antennse with 

 the basai joint ochraceous darkly punctate, the second, third and 

 fourth joints black (fifth mutilated). Eyes blacsish, their posterior 

 margins ochraceous. Scutellum with a small black spot near each 

 basai angle and with a somewhat faint central longitudinal and a 

 transverse lunate imponctate line. Membrane pale fuscous the veins 

 dark fuscous, Connexivum ochraceous with a dark blackish spot on 

 each side of the ventral incisures. Body beneath ochraceous thickly 

 punctate, the punctures rather redder in hue than those above. 

 Legs reddish-ochraceous darkly punctate, apical joint of the tarsi 

 fuscous. 



Long. 18 millim. 



Hab. Rio Grande. 



Sub-fam. Pentatouiiuae. 



MACROPYGIUM EIETICULA.RE. 



Cimex reticularis Fabr. S. R., p. 170, 85(1803). 

 BROCHYMENA OBSCURA. 



Halys ohscura H. S. Wanz. Ins. V, p. 68, f. 513 (1839). 

 COSMOPEPLA DECORAT A. 



Eysarcoris decoratus Hahn, Wanz, Ins. II, p. 1 17, f. 198 (1834). 

 MORMIDEA COLLARIS. 



Mormidea coUaris Dali. List. Hem, I, p. 211, 3 (1851). 



