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DipZoxys ; juga apice acuta, divaricata; femora apice in spinam 

 producta. 



Ancyrocoris : juga apice obtusa, contigua; femora apice inermia. 



The name Diploxys is, of course, of masculine gender, not fémi- 

 nine though usually so treated. 



3. Garbula curtana Dall. 



4. Durmia hsedula Stâl. 



The length of the third antennal joint and of the humerai spines 

 is somewhat variable in this species and D. nigrispina Reut. is not 

 distinct from hœdula. I hâve seen spécimens forming distinct 

 transitions between thèse two forms. 



COREID.E 



5. Homœocerus pallens Fabr. 



6. Choerommatus farinosus Am. S. 



7. Acanthomia spiniscutis n. sp. — Nigra, subtus albo- 

 tomentosa, clavo toto et parte plus quam dimidia basali corii luteo- 

 testaceis, seriatim fusco-punctulatis, membrana sublacteo-vitrea, 

 prope basin fascia curvata fuliginosa e maculis plus minusve con- 

 iluentibus composita ornata, capite etiam superne, parte anteriore 

 declivi pronoti, excepta macula majuscula apicali, dimidio apicali 

 et lateribus scutelli fasciaque angusta subbasali segmentorum con- 

 nexivi albo-tomentosis, parte basali nigra pronoti medio antrorsum 

 subrotundato-producta, partibus nigris pronoti et scutelli nigro- 

 tomentosis, rostro piceo, antennis subfusco-testaceis, apice articuli 

 primi et secundi nigrino, pedibus fulvis, femoribus (basi excepta), 

 basi et annulis duobus tibiarum apiceque articulorum tarsalium 

 nigris, spinis majoribus femorum posticorum ante apicem albo- 

 annulatis. Gaput altitudine dimidio longius, inter oculos et apicem 

 tuberculorum antenniferorum parallelum, articulo primo rostri 

 marginem posticum oculorum subattingente, articulo primo anten- 

 narum capite pauUo breviore, secundo primo breviore et tertio 

 paullulo longiore, quarto secundo et dimidio tertii unitis subseque 

 longo. Pronotum ante médium maxime déclive, parte declivi 

 utrinque prope latera tuberculo acuto prEedita, marginibus hume- 

 ralibus per spatium latitudine basali corii paullo longius truncatis, 

 subparallelis, sed medio spina brevi extrorsum et levissime sursum 

 directa armatis et paullo ante hanc tuberculo rotundato extus pro- 

 minente instructis. Scutellum in disco paullo ante médium tuber- 



