546 ME. H. N. BIDLET ON THE 



46. ACHAEANA PH^OPTEEALIS (Gue'jl.). 



Botys phseopteralis, Guen. Spec, Gen. Lep.,Delt. et Pyr. p. 349 (1854). 

 A common and widely-distributed species in Tropical America. 



47. Pachyzancla dktettalis (Gnen.). 



Hotys detritalis, Guen. Spec.Gen. Lep., Belt. ^V Pyr. ]). 'Ml (ISfrl). 

 AVidely distribuied in South America. 



48. Opsibotys FLAVTDissniALis (Grofe). 



Botis flavidissimalis, Grate, Canad. Ent. ix. p. 105(1877)- 

 Described by Grote from Texas ; but there are also specimens 

 from South America in the British Museum. 



49. Mella zinckenella {Treitschke). 



Phycis zinckenella, Treitschke, Schmett. Eur. ix. (l)p. 201 (1832). 



Many specimens. A cosmopolitan species-. There are spe- 

 cimens in the British Museum from S. Europe, S. Africa, and 

 Australia. It is a somewhat variable insect, but is easily 

 recognized by the broad pale costa and the huge palpi. 



50. Pentatoma testacea, Dall. 



Pentatoma testacea, Dall. Cat. Hem. p. 250, n. 43 (1851). 

 Several specimens were met with in various spots in the Main 

 and Eat Islands. 



.51. LTG.ffiUS EUfOCULIS, n. sp. 



Long. Corp. 9-11 millim 



Bright red, including the eyes and ocelli ; head above, between 

 and in front of ocelli, blackish ; antennae and legs blackish and 

 setose ; coxae reddish at base, corium more or less varied with 

 blackish, outer edge narrowly black, membrane brown, blackish 

 in 2 • Head and thorax rugose, the former truncate and 

 bicarinate in front. Bostrum black, extending to the extremit}' of 

 the posterior coxae. Corium fully developed in d' ; in $ about 

 half as long as the abdomen, and rather pointed. 



An extremely common species, allied to L. anticus, AValk., in 

 which, however, the head and thorax are unicolorous red, and the 

 tegmina are reddish brown. 



This highl\ -coloured Bug occurred in large numbers upon the 

 ground in the Sapate uuder bushes of Jrtcj?^/«/rr; but was local, 

 only found in a few spots. 



