Heteroptera from North Queensland. 265 



Bubpyriform, about subequal in length ; rostrum reaching 

 posterior coxse (imperfectly seen on carded specimen) ; pro- 

 notum about twice as broad between posterior lateral angles 

 as at anterior margin, anterior lateral angles obtusely acute, 

 very strongly transversely impressed near middle, the anterior 

 area possessing a broad central carination with a tuberculous 

 callosity on each side, the whole surface rugosely punctate ; 

 scutellum long, broad, passing apex of corium, very broad at 

 base, obliquely narrowed to about middle, the lateral margins 

 then parallel to apex, which is broadly rounded, basal area 

 rugosely gibbous ; corium moderately small and narrow, not 

 reaching apex of scutellum ; membrane short, with coarse 

 reticulate venation ; connexivum broadly exposed beyond 

 middle ; legs short, femora a little thickened. 



Dandinus may be placed near the Ethiopian genus 

 AZschrus, Spin. 



Dandinus crassus, sp. n. 



Irregularly greyish brown, thickly coarsely punctate; firsts, 

 second, and third joints of antennae, central discal fascia and 

 some oblique discal lines on posterior area of pronotum,. 

 connexivum, and legs ochraceous ,* fourth and fifth joints of 

 antennae, annulations to femora and tibia?, and basal area of 

 scutellum piceous ; an oblique linear stramineous spot at each, 

 basal angle of scutellum, its subapical area and inner area of 

 corium greyish punctured with piceous ; connexivum spotted; 

 with piceous ; body beneath piceous, the lateral areas more 

 or less brownish ochraceous ; head somewhat obscurely punc- 

 tate; pronotum thickly, coarsely, rugosely punctate; scutellum 

 thickly, coarsely, rugosely punctate on basal area, coarsely and 

 more sparingly punctate on posterior area, which has a distinct 

 central carination extending for about half its length ; corium 

 sparingly and a little more finely punctate ; connexivum 

 inwardly coarsely punctate. 



Long. 5^; exp. pronot. angl. S-\ mm. 



Fam. Coreidae. 



Subfam. Coheinm. 



POMPONATIUS, gen. nov. 



Body elongate, narrowed posteriorly ; head broad, not- 

 produced beyond the antenniferous tubercles, a deep central 

 longitudinal incision on disk, and a distinct transverse conical 

 ridge at base ; eyes longer than broad, compressed at lateral 



