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392 Mr. W. L. Distant on Neotropical 
Edessa migromarginata, n. s. 
Above obscure ochraceous; lateral and anterior borders 
of pronotum with a submarginal and continuous series 
of black punctures. Abdomen above red; connexivum 
luteous, with a row of irregular black spots, situated two 
on each segment, segmental apices acute and testaceous. 
Body beneath and legs somewhat paler in colour; pro- 
and mesosternums with anterior submarginal and central 
transverse fascix, metasternum with a posterior sub- 
marginal fascia, ventral incisures, a lateral series of trans- 
verse fascie placed near stigmata, and an abdominal 
marginal border of irregular spots, black. Antenne 
with the second joint slightly shorter than the third, 
together subequal in length to the fourth, which is a 
little shorter than the fifth. Pronotum somewhat 
sparingly and finely punctate, lateral angles moderately 
and subacutely produced, the apices rounded (but not 
thickened) and slightly recurved. Scutellum reaching 
the apical angles of corium, sparingly and finely punce- 
tate, the basal portion moderately raised, apex acute and 
suleated. Corium thickly and finely punctate, the 
punctures on basal costal margin coarse and fuscous. 
Prosternum sparingly but coarsely punctate. Angles of 
apical segment of abdomen acutely produced. Anal 
appendage with two strong lateral and two smaller 
central spines. Long. 16 mm. Lat. pronot. angl. 
12} mm. 
Hab. Jamaica. Mus. Science and Art, Dublin. 
This species is closely allied to H. montezuma, Dist., 
but differs by the fuscous submarginal borders of pune- 
tures to the pronotum, and the much longer and 
differently punctured scutellum. 
COREID/. 
Petalops inermibus, n. 8. 
g. Above shining metallic-green, with bluish 
reflexions; central and lateral fascize to head, eyes, 
and apex of scutellum, luteous. Beneath with legs 
testaceous ; under side of head, disk of sternum, a spot 
near anterior margins of meso- and metasternums in 
front of coxe, and lateral margins of abdomen, luteous ; 
prosternum and lateral sides of meso- and meta- 
sternums, shining metallic-green; tarsi ochraceous, 
