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216 Mr. W. L. Distant on Rhynchota 
a large spot at base of head, and a sternal row of three 
spots situated at coxe, abdomen with a discal row of 
three spots on each side situated on third, fourth, and 
fifth segments, and legs luteous or testaceous. Antenne 
ochraceous, pilose, second and third joimts subequal, 
fourth and fifth longest, incrassated and subequal. Head, 
pronotum, and scutellum somewhat sparingly but deeply 
punctate, corium thickly punctate, somewhat ochraceous 
at base, under side of body punctate, disk of abdomen 
levigate. Rostrum about reaching posterior coxe, pitchy, 
first and second joints subluteous. Long. 6 to 7 mm. 
Hab. Queensland, Peak Downs. 
This species belongs to the group of the genus con- 
taining the African species, M. loriventris, Germ., &e. 
Menida plebeia, n. 8. 
Ochraceous, punctured and mottled with fuscous. 
Head broad, thickly and darkly punctate, margins of 
central lobe distinctly bordered by dark punctures ; 
antenne pale ochraceous, first three joints subequal in 
length, fourth and fifth longest, incrassated and fuscous 
at apices. Pronotum coarsely and darkly punctate, 
with the anterior and lateral margins narrowly levigate 
and luteous, and a broad basal fascia and two small 
transverse fasciz on disk near anterior margin dark 
fuscous. Scutellum coarsely and darkly punctate, with 
a pale luteous narrow levigate transverse fascia at base, 
on each side of which is a small dark fuscous spot, with 
a small luteous levigate spot in each basal angle, a large 
pyramidal dark fuscous spot on disk, and apex pale 
luteous and levigate. Corium coarsely and darkly 
punctate, with an indistinct submarginal longitudinal 
narrow fuscous streak. Connexivum pale luteous, with 
a faint testaceous stripe at incisures, and segmental 
spines dark fuscous. Membrane cupreous. Under side 
of body and legs luteous, under side of head and lateral 
margins of sternum coarsely and darkly punctate. Abdo- 
men beneath darkly punctate, punctures gradually de- 
creasing towards disk, which is levigate, a margianl row 
of small testaceous spots and stigmata also testaceous. 
Rostrum reaching posterior coxe, luteous, fuscous towards 
apex. Long. 6mm. 
Hab. Sidney. Peak Downs. 
