424 Mr. W. L. Distant on Pentatominae. 



Colour in fresh specimens " viridis," as described by 

 Bergroth : most specimens received are discoloured and more 

 or less " testaceous," as described by Walker. 



Genus HOFFMANSEGGIELLA. 



Hoffmanseggiella defensor. 



Cimex defensor, Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 706 (1775). 

 Cuspicona vigeiis, Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 385. ii. IG (1807). 



Walker's C. vigens is a freshly-coloured form of tlie species 

 described by Fabricius. I possess a series received from near 

 Port Moresby which exactly agree with the type of P^abricius 

 contained in the Banksian collection. 



Hoffmanseggiella hamata. 



Cii^pico7i(i Jiamatd, Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 383. n. 14 (18G7). 

 Cmpicona contraria, Walk. he. cU. p. 384. n. 15. 



Genus Pegala. 

 Pegala metaphcea. 



Cuspicona mctap)h(ea, Walk. Oat. Het. ii. p. 381. n. 8 (18G7). 



Genus VlTELLUS. 

 Vitellus proxltnus. 

 Cuspicona proxiina, Walk. Cat. Ilet. iii. p. 670 (1868), 



This species has nothing to do with that previously 

 described under the same name by Walker (Oat. Het. ii. 

 p. 382, 1867). 



Vitellus forjiculoides, 

 Cuspicona forficiihides, Walk. Cat. Ilet. ii. p. 379. n. 5 (1807). 



Vitellus transversus. 

 Cmpicona transversa^ Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 385. n. 17 (1867). 



Vitellus strenuus. 

 Cuspicona strenua, Walk. Cat. Het. iii. p. 570 (1868). 



Vitellus propinquus. 

 Cuspicona propinqua, Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 383. n. 13 (1867) 



Genus Priassus. 



Priassus exemptus. 



Prionaca exempta, W^alk. Cat. Het. iii. p. 569 (1868), 

 Priassus carinatvs, Horv. Termesz. Fiizetek, xii. p. 32 (1889). 



