Mr. W. L. Distant on Pentatoiiiin*. 395 



Zangis subpunctata. 



Pentatoma stibpunctata , Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 307. n. 138 (1867). 

 Rhaphigastei- melanostictus, Voll. Versl. Ak. Amst. Nat. (2) ii. p. 187 

 (1868). 



Walker, in liLs description, has made no mention of a small 

 black spot on each lateral margin of the scutellam a little 

 before its apex. 



Genus Astyanax. 

 Astyanax suhactus. 



Hoplutodera subacfa, Walk. Oat. Het. ii. p. 267. u. 8 (18 37) 



Genus AntEvSTIA. 



Antestia anchora. 



Cimex anchora, Thimb. Nov. Ins. Sp. ii. p. 47, pi. ii. fig. 60 (1783). 

 Strachia ijardnlis, Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 330. u. 64 (1867). 

 Strachia platysjnla, AValk. loc. cit. p. 337. n. 78. 



Antestia jyulchra. 



Pentatoma pidehra, Dall. List Hem. i. p. 2-)3 (1851). 

 Strachia helerospila, Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 331. n. 65 (1867). 



Antestia partita. 



Strachia partita, Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 334. n. 74 (1867). 



Strachia suhcostalis, Walk. loc. cit. p. 335. n. 75. 



Strachia semiriridis, Walk. loc. cit. p. 336. n. 76. 



Pentatoma pJeheja, Voll. Versl. Ak. Amst. Nat. (2) ii. p. 185 (I8i38). 



Apparently a variable and widely spread species throughout 

 the Malay Archipelago. I possess examples from Port 

 Moresby which cannot be distinguished from typical Javan 

 forms described by Vollenhoven as P. plebeja. 



Antestia polyspila. 



Strachia poly spila, Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 336. ii. 77 (1867). 

 Allied to A. secarigeruj Walk. 



Antestia degenera. 



Pentatoma degenera, Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 304. n. 132 (1867). 

 Pentatovia 2yunctatissima,\SAY\>Y, iowm. Limi, Soc, Zool. xxiv. p. 83 

 (1891). 



Antestia variegata. 



Citn^.v variegatus, Thunb. Nov. Ins. Sp. ii. p. 48, pi. ii. fig. 62 (1783). 

 Var. Cimex olivacens, Thunb. Ilem. rostr. Cap. ii. p. 2 (1822). 



Strachi(tpentato7noidc$, Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 325. u. 51 (1867). 



