384 Mr. W. L. Distant on Australasian Pentatomida*. 



suffused with bronzy green, apex pale ochraceous and im- 

 punctate, a small obscure curved elongate spot of the same 

 colour at each basal angle ; corium more sparsely punctate, 

 a distinct bronzy green patch on posterior disk; membrane 

 longly projecting beyond the abdominal apex, blackish, the 

 apical area paler ; body beneath and legs ochraceous ; sub- 

 lateral margins of sternum punctate, bright bronzy green, 

 lateral and sublateral margins of head beneath, two oblique 

 central fasciae to mesosternum, a sublateral abdominal fascia, 

 and a spot on the apical segment black or dark bronzy 

 green ; legs ochraceous, more or less clouded with piceous, 

 especially on apical areas of tibise and femora. 



Long. 19-21 mm. ; exp. pronot. angl. 7£ mm. 



Hab. Queensland (F. P. Dodd, Brit. Mus.). 



This species varies in the ground-colour of the upper 

 surface, especially of the corium, which is either reddish 

 testaceous or ochraceous. It is the first species of the genus 

 recorded from the Australian continent. 



Munduala, gen. nov. 



Body moderately short and broad ; head about as long as 

 breadth at base including eyes, central lobe broadest at apex 

 and slightly projecting beyond the lateral lobes, lateral 

 margins strongly sinuate ; antenniferous tubercles outwardly 

 distinctly spined, the spine inwardly curved ; antennas with 

 five joints, first joint much shorter than head and scarcely 

 passing its apex, first and second subequal in length, third 

 shortest, fourth longest, slightly longer than fifth ; pronotum 

 about half as long as breadth between posterior angles, the 

 lateral margins distinctly reflexed, more broadly so behind 

 eyes, where there is a distinct obtuse spine, anterior margin 

 subconcavely excavated behind eyes, which are large but do 

 not reach the anterior pronotal angles, posterior pronotal 

 angles subprominent, obtusely augulate, posterior margin 

 before scutellum truncate ; scutellum longer than broad at 

 base, the basal area somewhat elevated, lateral margins 

 oblique, the apex distinctly narrowed ; corium about as long 

 as scutellum and pronotum together, the apical angle dis- 

 tinctly subangularly produced ; membrane slightly passing 

 abdominal apex, the veins numerous and longitudinal ; ros- 

 trum reaching the fourth abdominal segment, first joint 

 extending to base of head, second aud third joints subequal 

 in length, each longer than fourth ; abdomen beneath 

 strongly centrally longitudinally sulcate from base to apex of 



