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Mierhina, gen. nov. 



Head acuminate, more than half the length of pronotum, 

 acuminately produced in front of eyes; antennae with the 

 basal joint longly passing apex of head, first and second joints 

 longest and almost subequal in length, third and fourth joints 

 shortest; rostrum about reaching the intermediate coxae, first 

 joint not reaching base of head; pronotum finely transversely 

 constricted, the anterior lobe shorter than the posterior, lateral 

 margins sinuate ; scutellum somewhat large and long, the 

 apex subacute ; corium a little longer than membrane, the 

 latter with the veins more or less reticulate; legs with the 

 femora a little thickened, but not distinctly incrassate ; mem- 

 brane slightly passing abdominal apex*. 



Mirrhina albicolltSj sp. n. 



Head dark castaneous, eyes black ; antenna? with the first, 

 and second joints ochraceous, third and fourth joints piceous; 

 pronotum with the anterior collar pn^ ochraceous, the anterior 

 lobe castaneous, the posterior lobe brownish ochraceous, 

 darkly punctate, with darker longitudinal lines ; scutellum 

 piceous, the lateral margins and apex ochraceous ; corium 

 ochraceous, darkly punctate, usually with a small greyish- 

 white spot, the apical margin narrowly piceous ; membrane 

 dull ochraceous, with darker margins and a central longitu- 

 dinal dark line; legs ochraceous ; other structural characters 

 as in generic diagnosis. 



Long. 4— 4| mm. 



J lab. Houadou, Mt. St. Arago. 



Fam. Pyrrhocoridse. 

 Genus DYSDERCUS, Amy. & Serv. 

 Dysdercus sidce. 



Dysdercus sides, Montr. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1861, p. 68. 

 Hob. Central District, Houadou R., Mt. Mou, Mt. Dore. 



Fam. Tingididse. 

 Division Cantacaderaria. 

 CORINTHUS, gen. nov. 

 Head about as long as breadth between eyes, a long, 



* From the descriptions the species Lygmis pulchellus, Montr., and 

 Lygmis biguttafus, Montr. (Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, v. p, 255, 1858), 

 appear to also belong to this genus. 



