56 Mr. W. L. Distant on 



Genus Ealda. 

 Ealda, Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 409 (1867). 



Abdomen with the lateral segmental angles moderately 

 spinous, the two penultimate angles strongly spinous, the 

 apical angles longly spinous. 



I have placed the genus near Hoploxys, Dall. 



Ealda minax. 



Ealda minax, Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 409. n. 1 (1867). 

 Ilab. New Caledonia. 



GORDONERIUS, gen. nov. 



Head moderately long and broad, subtruncate in front, 

 where it is slightly notched centrally ; antennge with the 

 second joint a little longer than the third ; rostrum reaching 

 the intermediate coxas, third joint a little shorter than second 

 or fourth joints, which are subequal. Pronotum with the 

 lateral margins very slightly sinuate, much broader at base 

 than long, posterior angles subprominent. Scutellum nar- 

 rowed at about centre, apex rounded. Abdomen with a short 

 basal spine ; anterior femora spined before apex ; anterior 

 tibia? very slightly dilated. 



In general shape and appearance allied to Dorycoris and 

 Zicrona, from both of which it is at once distinct by the 

 character of the spined anterior femora. 



Gordonerius lineatus. 

 Oplomus lineatus, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 122. n. 20 (1867). 

 Bab. Abyssinia (Brit. Mus.). 



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Genus Platynopus. 



Platynopus rostratus. 



Cimex rostratus, Drury, 111. Nat. Hist. iii. p. 59, pi. xliii. fig. 3 (1782). 

 Platynopus badius, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 125. n. 12 (1867). 

 Var. Platynopus trijunctus, Walk. loc. cit. n. 11. 

 Var. Platynopus optabilis, Walk. loc. cit. p. 126. n. 13. 



Platynopus parvus, sp. n. 



Allied to P. rostratus, Dru., but much smaller ; colour 

 paler, pale castaneous, luteous markings similar but paler ; 



