358 HEMIPTERA. 



7. TETRODA africana, n. s. 



T. picea, punctata ; membrana fuscescenti-albida ; antennia fer- 

 rugineis. <? 9 . 

 Long. lin. 7-8. 



Pitchy, thickly and rather strongly punctured, with numerous 

 small, elevated brown points on the thorax and scutellum. Head 

 broad and rounded in front, sometimes cleft, sometimes entire. 

 Membrane of the elytra brownish white, somewhat opaque. 

 Body beneath and legs black. Antennae dull ferruginous. 

 a. S. Africa. Presented by Dr. A. Smith. 



Genus 5. CRESSONA, n. g. 



Head with the lateral lobes meeting beyond the central, the 

 apex slightly emarginate. Eyes moderate ; ocelli distant, placed 

 very close to the eyes. Antenna? about as long as the head and 

 thorax, rather stout, of five joints ; basal joint short and stout, 

 passing the apex of the head, remainder nearly equal in length. 

 Rostrum passing the anterior coxae, rather stout, of four joints; 

 basal joint very short, entirely concealed within the deep canal 

 of the under side of the head ; third joint longest ; fourth a little 

 longer than the second. Body oblong ovate. Thorax with the 

 lateral angles produced into long, stout, straight horns, which 

 project forwards beyond the apex of the head ; these horns are 

 somewhat compressed towards the apex, which is notched ; the 

 lateral margins of the thorax are strongly toothed, the denticu- 

 lations being continued along the under surface of the lateral 

 horns, and terminating a little before the apex of these in a large 

 flat tooth. Scutellum of the usual form and size. Membrane 

 of the elytra with longitudinal nervures. Legs stout; tibiae 

 quadrangular, with the angles prominent, especially on the ante- 

 rior pair ; tarsi of three joints ; basal joint longest. 



1. CRESSONA valida, n. s. PI. XI. fig. 3. 



C. ochrea, punctata ; thorace lineis 2 longitudinalibus punctorum 

 fuscorum; pectore utrinque macula magna castanea, nitida; 

 antennis testaceis, fusco-punctatis, articulo ultimo fusco. ? . 

 Long. lin. 12, thoracis processibus inclusis. 



Entirely ochreous, thickly and finely punctured. Thorax with 

 two close longitudinal lines of brown punctures down the mid- 

 dle. Coriaceous portion of the elytra with some more or less 

 distinct, black points on the centre of the disc; membrane 

 brownish, semitransparent, with numerous brown points. Wings 

 transparent, nearly colourless. Abdomen above brown at the 



