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abdomen roughly punctuiccl. Tarsi luteous. Membrane of ibe fore wings 

 lurid. Lenglb of tbe body 4 lines. 



a. Batchian. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



b. Kaisaa. Presented by \V. VV. Saunders, Esq. 



Genus MENTISA. 



Corpus ellipticum, depressum. Caput parvum ; lobi latcralcs siib- 

 dentali, anlice cnntigui. Ocelli duo, lute disjuncti. Antennas quadii- 

 articulatffi; thorace perpaullo lonyiores. Thorax longitudine diiplo lalior, 

 transverse subsulcatus; lalera rotundata. Scutellum abdominis dimidio 

 longius, a pice rotundalum. Abdominis segmentum apicale angulis posticis 

 acutis. Pedes breviusculi, sat validi. Membrana venis plurimis. 



Body elliptical, very flat. Head small, its breadth including the eyes 

 about one-lhird of that of the thorax in front; lateral lobes slightly dentate 

 in front of each eye, contiguous beyond the middle lobe. Eyes moderately 

 large and prominent. Ocelli two, remote from each other. Antennae four- 

 jointed, very little longer than the thorax ; second joint much shorter than 

 the first, about half the length of the third ; fourth much longer than the 

 third. Thorax about twice as broad as long, deeply excavated in front, 

 increasing in breadth from the fore border to the hind border, which is 

 straight; sides rounded; a slight furrow across the middle. Scutellum 

 more than half the length of the abdomen, much longer than its breadth 

 at the base, rounded at the tip. Abdomen with the hind angles of the 

 apical segment elongated and acute. Legs rather short and stout. Fore 

 wings with the corium extending rather beyond the tip of the scutellum; 

 membrane with nine longitudinal veins, extending a little beyond the tip 

 of the abdomen. 



1. AJextisa smaragdina. 



Late viridis, aspere punctata; antenrue picecc ; thorax antice scitixshite 

 punctatus el vtriiujue transverse striatus ; pedes picei ; membrana 

 fuscesvente-cinerea. 



Bright raetallic-grpen, shining. Head uiinutely punctured. Eyes 

 dark red. Antennae and legs piceous. Thorax and scutellum roughly and 

 rather thinly punctured ; fore part of the former very linely punctured, 

 transversely striated en each side. Corium of the fore wings a little 

 more finely and thickly punctured than the thorax; membrane brownish 

 cinereous. Leng.h ol the body 4 lines. 



a. Brazi', Presented by W. \V. Saunders, Esq. 



Genus BLl^NA. 



Corpus linearc, longiuscuUim, valde setosum, antice et poslice rotun- 

 dalum. Caput sat magnum; lobi laterales disjunct!, anlice subtruncali, 

 lobum medium superantes. Oculi parvi. Ocelli obsoleti. Kostrum coxas 

 anticas paullo superans. Antennaj quinque-articulattc, thorace longiores. 

 Thorax transversiis, subsulcatus; latera recta, antice rotundata. Scutellum 

 triaugulare, abdominis dimidio brevius, apice subacutum. Pedes sat 

 graciles; tibia) breviter setoste ;. tarsi triarticulati. Ake antic.-E corii 

 margine extcriore biiobato, membrana abdominis apiceui fere attingentc 

 venis paucis. 



