Mr. W. L. Distant on undescribed Rkynehota. 503 



XLl V. — A few undescribed Rkynchota. 

 By W. L. Distant. 



The types of the following genera and species are all in the 

 British Museum : — 



Hetekoptera. 

 Fam. Pentatomidse. 



Bolhocoris pretorius, sp. n. 



Vertex of head ocliraceous, somewliat coarsely punctate, 

 base between eyes and lateral margins of tlie central lobe 

 black ; pronotum pale stramineous, darkly, coarsely punctate, 

 the anterior margin and a central longitudinal line levigate; 

 behind the anterior margin is a transverse black fascia con- 

 taining a small ocliraceous spot on each side and medially 

 divided by the central levigate line; scutellum pale stra- 

 mineous, darkly punctate, with a central robust longitudinal 

 ridge, a levigate slightly elevated pale stramineous spot near 

 each basal angle, between and beyond these spots the colour 

 is black speckled more or less with testaceous, a testaceous 

 spot on lateral margin beyond middle ; connexivum pale 

 stramineous; body beneath and legs pale stramineous, the 

 body more or less spotted with black, more largely so on 

 sternum ; antennje with the tirst, fourth, and hfth joints 

 black, second and third ocliraceous, fourth moderately incias- 

 sate, fifth strongly so, fourth much shorter than, fifth ; body 

 elongate, breadth between pronotal angles about equal to 

 length of scutellum. 



Long. 4 mm. 



Hab. Transvaal ; Pretoria. 



Separated from the other species of the genus by its more 

 elongate form and its distinct coloration and markings. 



Carhula recurva, sp. n. 



Head and pronotum pale ochraceous, more or less thickly 

 blackly punctate, the lateral frontal margins levigately 

 ochraceous, the posteriorly produced lateral pronotal angles 

 black ; scutellum pale ochraceous, more or less blackly punc- 

 tate, a large levigate ocliraceous spot at each basal angle, the 

 apex and centre of apical area much less punctate, and there- 

 fore more pale stramineous in hue ; coriuni very thickly 

 blackly punctate ; membrane fuliginous; connexivum pale 

 ochraceous, with large prominent black spots ; body beneath 



