﻿Mr. 
  W. 
  L. 
  Distant 
  on 
  Australasian 
  Coreidae. 
  579 
  

  

  Allied 
  to 
  Gelonus, 
  Stal, 
  but 
  differing 
  by 
  the 
  non-apically 
  

   spined 
  intermediate 
  and 
  posterior 
  femora, 
  different 
  structure 
  

   of 
  the 
  pronotum, 
  &c. 
  

  

  Kurnaina 
  tridens, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  Brownish 
  ochraceous 
  ; 
  pronotum, 
  connexivum, 
  and 
  body 
  

   beneath 
  paler 
  in 
  hue; 
  membrane 
  shining 
  fuscous 
  brown; 
  

   antenna? 
  brownish 
  ochraceous, 
  basal 
  joint 
  fuscous 
  brown, 
  

   apical 
  joint 
  piceous, 
  second 
  joint 
  slightly 
  longer 
  than 
  third 
  ; 
  

   head 
  and 
  pronotum 
  finely 
  granulose, 
  the 
  latter 
  with 
  an 
  in- 
  

   distinct 
  central 
  longitudinal 
  impression 
  and 
  a 
  similarly 
  

   indistinct 
  transverse 
  impression 
  about 
  one-third 
  from 
  apex, 
  

   lateral 
  margins 
  very 
  obscurely 
  crenulate 
  ; 
  corium 
  thickly 
  

   coarsely 
  punctate, 
  a 
  distinct 
  longitudinal 
  series 
  of 
  close 
  

   punctures 
  at 
  lateral 
  margins 
  ; 
  body 
  beneath 
  closely 
  punctate, 
  

   more 
  coarsely 
  on 
  sternum 
  than 
  on 
  abdomen, 
  the 
  latter 
  with 
  

   obscure 
  darker 
  irregular 
  spots 
  on 
  lateral 
  margins; 
  legs 
  and 
  

   rostrum 
  brownish 
  ochraceous, 
  the 
  latter 
  with 
  its 
  apex 
  black. 
  

  

  Long., 
  J 
  1 
  12 
  mm. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Centr. 
  Australia 
  ; 
  Hermannsburg 
  (H. 
  J. 
  Hillier, 
  

   Brit. 
  Mus.). 
  

  

  Turrana, 
  gen. 
  now 
  

  

  Body 
  long, 
  narrow 
  and 
  elongate; 
  head 
  slightly 
  longer 
  

   than 
  broad, 
  not 
  produced 
  beyond 
  the 
  antenniferous 
  tubercles, 
  

   but 
  centrally 
  deeply 
  incised 
  between 
  them 
  ; 
  eyes 
  small, 
  

   round, 
  situate 
  on 
  lateral 
  margins 
  of 
  head 
  about 
  midway 
  

   between 
  base 
  and 
  insertion 
  of 
  antennas 
  ; 
  antennae 
  robust, 
  first 
  

   joint 
  stoutest, 
  narrowing 
  towards 
  apex, 
  subequal 
  in 
  length 
  

   to 
  third, 
  second 
  shorter 
  than 
  either 
  first 
  or 
  third, 
  fourth 
  

   shortest 
  and 
  pyriform; 
  pronotum 
  distinctly 
  longer 
  than 
  

   broad, 
  the 
  lateral 
  margins 
  almost 
  straightly 
  oblique, 
  but 
  

   distinctly 
  moderately 
  ampliately 
  reflexed, 
  anterior 
  angles 
  

   subprominent, 
  anterior 
  margin 
  subtruncate, 
  posterior 
  margin 
  

   with 
  two 
  distinct 
  central 
  impressions 
  ; 
  scutellum 
  small, 
  with 
  

   a 
  distinct 
  central 
  ridge 
  ; 
  corium 
  subequal 
  in 
  length 
  to 
  head, 
  

   pronotum, 
  and 
  scutellum 
  together, 
  its 
  apical 
  margin 
  longer 
  

   than 
  claval 
  suture, 
  but 
  only 
  very 
  slightly 
  longer 
  than 
  outer 
  

   claval 
  margin, 
  lateral 
  margin 
  slightly 
  convex 
  and 
  narrowing 
  

   inwardly 
  beyond 
  middle 
  to 
  apex 
  ; 
  membrane 
  only 
  slightly 
  

   passing 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  penultimate 
  abdominal 
  segment, 
  

   the 
  venation 
  reticulate; 
  rostrum 
  not 
  passing 
  the 
  anterior 
  

   coxae, 
  second 
  joint 
  shorter 
  than 
  third 
  and 
  fourth 
  together 
  ; 
  

   mesonotum 
  anteriorly 
  and 
  posteriorly 
  centrally 
  sulcated; 
  

   legs 
  short, 
  femora 
  moderately 
  evenly 
  thickened, 
  thickly 
  

  

  