Rhyncliotal family Capsidc'e Auctt. 265 



base of pronotura only slightly emarginate, antennae entirely 

 black and with different proportions. 



Scutellum entirely pale. Posterior lobe of pronotum reddisli- 

 ochraceous. Anterior and intermediate legs pallid, except base of 

 femora ; posterior legs entirely black, except a broad pale yellowish 

 ring on middle of femora. Abdomen black. First segment of 

 antennae very short, \ shorter than head ; 2nd nearly 8 times as 

 long as first, \ longer than 3rd. 



Long. ? lU-15 mill. 



Hal). Amazons (type) ; Ecuador. 



40. Hclopeltis watcrhousci, sp. nov. 



Differs from H. hergrothii, Eeuter, by the colouring anJ 

 by the different proportions of the antennae. 



$ . Frons and clypeus pale ; elytra, legs (except pallid coxa; and 

 basal half of femora), antennse (except orange-red base of 1st segment), 

 scutellum, etc., shining black. Anterior lobe of pronotum orange- 

 red. Abdomen above and below bright sanguineous. Second seg- 

 ment of antennae J longer than 1st, subequal to 3rd (i\ longer).* 

 The basal 4th of the scutellar horn is directed slightly backwards, the 

 apical f directed forwards at an obtuse angle (nearly right angles). 



Hah. Gaboon. 



41. H. insularis, sp. nov. 



$ . Shining black ; anterior lobe of pronotum, base of scutellum, 

 legs (except tarsi and apex of femora and 1 or 2 more or less obscure 

 spots on femora), connexivum above — pale reddish-testaceous. Elytra 

 dark reddish-black. Antennae, rostrum, venter, etc., entirely black. 



$ . Var. 1, Entirely black. Cuneus faintly red. Legs dark 

 testaceous. 



9 . Var. 2. Second to 4th segments of antennae obscurely pallid. 



(J. Black, except the obscurely reddish cuneus. Basal half of 1st 

 segment of antennje testaceous. Posterior legs testaceous, femora 

 spotted with black. 



(J 5. Second segment of antenna' 5 longer than the 1st, f 

 longer than the 3rd. Scutellar horn somewhat elongate, almost erect 

 and straight. 



Long. $ 6 mill., $ 7^-8 mill. 



Hah. PuLO Laut. 



* In hergrothii the 2nd is more than i longer than the 3rd. 



