36 Femiptera-F[eteroptera. 
red central band. Head black, finely punctured, with a 
raised central red line, antenne black; pronotum with the 
lateral margins slightly curved, obtusely raised, smooth, and 
red, posterior angles not produced ; dise dull reddish, with 
very large scattered black punctures, the anterior portion 
of the pronotum and the sides within the red lateral mar- 
gins are black, slightly impressed and closely punctured, 
there is a smooth red dorsal line in front ; scutellum closely 
punctured, black, dorsal line and a spot at each side of the 
base, red; elytra closely and finely punctured, brownish- 
red ; abdomen above and beneath black ; connexivum at the 
edge red, the red colour produced above into a small spot 
on each segment; legs black, each tibia with a wide red 
central band; anterior femora with a tooth towards the 
apex ; anterior tibiz with a thorn-like tooth posteriorly. 
L. 11-12 mm. 
Deal, one in larval condition ; taken also by Dr. Power. 
ZICRONA, Am. 8. 
Generically allied to Jalla, but very different in general 
aspect ; the steel-blue colour and small size would dis- 
tinguish it easily enough ; but the chief generic characters 
are the simple anterior femora and the shining smooth 
surface of the entire insect. 
Z. cerulea, Lini.—Entirely of a steel-blue or blue- 
green colour, smooth and shining, central lobe of the head 
raised posteriorly and depressed in front, not enclosed by 
the cheeks, antennw black; pronotum rather largely 
punctured, the sides straight, the posterior angles rounded, 
projecting shghtly beyond the sides of the elytra; scutellum 
and elytra punctured, membrane black, anterior tibiee with 
a small spine-like tooth posteriorly. 
L. 6-7 mm. 
