148 Mr. W. L. Distant on the 



profoundly sinuated lateral margins of the pronotum, the 

 granulated scutellum, different coloration, &c. 



Podisus cenescens, Stal. Eio. Jan. Hem. I. p. 11, 5 

 (1865). 



Var. Apex of scutellum concolorous, not luteous, 

 abdomen beneath with a central row of large greenish- 

 black spots, on each side of which is a lateral row of 

 smaller ones of the same colour. 



I have not seen typical specimens of this species, but 



this form otherwise agrees so closely with Stal.'s description, 



that I have identified it as a variety of the same. The 



colour of the two basal joints of the antennae are very dark 



• testaceous. 



Hab. Teffe, Ega; Amazons {de Mathan). Coll. Oberthur. 



Oplomus margincdis. Hope. 



Pentatoma marginalis. Hope. Cat. Hem. I. p. 37 (1837). 



Var. Differs from type in having the scutellum marked 

 with a central basal, somewhat triangular black spot, 

 which occupies about half its length. Corium Avithout 

 black macular marking. 



Hab. Obydos. Amazons {de Mathan). Coll. Oberthur. 



Palomena amii>lijicatay n. sp. (Plate V. fig. 2). 



Above green, thickly punctured, head densely and finely 

 punctated, the lateral margins slightly reflexed, lateral 

 lobes longer than central, and cleft at apex ; pronotum 

 thickly punctate and somewhat rugulose, the lateral 

 margins ampliated and rounded, lateral angles obtusely pro- 

 minent ; scutellum thickly punctured, somewhat rugulose. 

 Corium with the punctures somewhat finer and more 

 regular ; membrane brassy, shining. Underside of body 

 paler, disk of abdomen and coxj» pale luteous, legs green, 

 tarsi brown. Connexivum well produced, green, thickly 

 punctured. Antennas green, fourth and fifth joints brown, 

 the last joint with apical half pitchy ; second joint longer 

 than third ; fourth and fifth sub-equal. Rostrum pale 

 luteous, with a central dark line, and apex narrowly pitchy. 



Long. 13 to 14 millims. Lat. pronot. angl. 8 to 9 

 millims. Max. exp. abd. 8 to 9 millims. 



Hab. Shantung, N. China. 



This species is easily distinguished by the ampliated pro- 

 notum, and the broad ovate body. 



