120 Dr. E. Bergroth on some Hthiopian Pentatomide. 
subtus usque ad apicem segmenti quinti profunde sulcatum, 
angulis apicalibus segmentorum acute sublobato-prominulis. 
Pedes longiusculi, graciles, femoribus inermibus, tibiis supra planis 
et marginatis. 
This magnificent genus must be placed in the vicinity of 
Solenogaster, Reut., from which it is, however, easily distin- 
guished by the structure of the head &e. 
9. Zaplutus madagascariensis, Fallon. 
Atelocera madagascariensis, Fallon, Naturaliste, xi. 120 (1889), 
Supra smaragdineus, dense pune tatus, ceallis oblongulis irregularibus 
tiavidis dispersus, pronoti margine apicali pone spatium inter- 
oculare et marginibus later alibus anticis flavidis, capitis macula 
ante medium, spinis anteocularibus dentibusque anteapicalibus, 
pronoti macula utrinque antica, fascia basali utrinque angustata 
et abbreviata apiceque spinarum lateralium ac scutelhi macula 
oblonga laterali media fuscis, clavo et parte plus quam dimidia 
interiore corii albo-cinereis, fusco-maculatis, remote inwequaliter 
*punctatis, dorso abdominis rufo-testaceo, connexivo viridi-nigro, 
fascia segmentorum submediana lata flavo-testacea ornato ; sub- 
tus flavo-testaceus, ineequaliter punctatus, mesosterno medio carina 
excepta fusco, vitta laterali capitis pectorisque lata et ventris 
angustiore smaragdinea, vitta pectorali in maculas ferme disso- 
luta, vitta ventrali macula magna laterali flavo-testacea in quoque 
segmento notata. Caput pronoto longius, bucculis et vitta adja- 
cente pallidis, nigro-punctatis, rostro testaceo, antennis nigris, 
apicem versus levissime incrassatis, basi articulorum omnium et 
apice articuli secundi pallescentibus, articulis secundo, tertio 
quartoque subquilongis, quovis primo longiore, quinto quarto 
paullo longiore. Pronotum longitudine sua fere triplo Jatius, 
marginibus lateralibus anticis sat profunde sinuatis, ante sinum 
rotundatis. Scutellum pone frena pallido-marginatum, parte 
basali nonnihil elevata rugam latam ad apicem emittente. Hem- 
elytra apicem abdominis attingentia, corio basin segmenti quinti 
connexivi paullo superante, margine apicali levissime rotundato, 
membrana cinerea, ad angulos basales et medio infuscata, venis 
fuscis. Abdomen subtus disco acervatim, latera versus densius 
nigro-punctatum, segmento sexto maculamagna nigrescente notato. 
Pedes testacei, annulo lato subapicali femorum, annulis duobus et 
apice tibiarum articuloque ultimo tarsorum fusco-nigris. 
Long. 9 17 mm. 
Madagascar. 
J have described Mons. Fallon’s type specimen. 
Tammerfors, Finland. 
