304 On an undescrihed Genus of Ooreidse. 



upward and forward, but their apices barely attaining to the 

 latitude of the head, their anterior and posterior margins 

 serrate, the latter more strongly so, their apices broad and 

 medially angulate, lateral pronotal margins in front of pro- 

 cesses and lateral abdominal margins finely serrate; scntellum 

 of moderate size, subtriangular ; membrane as long as lateral 

 margin of corium, veins strong and obliquely longitudinal; 

 second abdominal segment with a tuberculous spine on each 

 side near its posterior margin ; anterior and intermediate 

 femora moderately thickened, toothed beneath near apex, 

 posterior femora incrassate, moderately curved, strongly 

 spinous on their under surface, the strongest spine being near 

 apex, and with about three strong curved spines on their 

 upper surface ; trochanters with an apical spine ; anterior and 

 intermediate tibiee slender, moderately thickened at apices, and 

 longitudinally furrowed; posterior tibiae dilated on each side, 

 the inner margin toothed beyond middle, the upper margin 

 with a small upright spine at apex ; tarsi with the first joint 

 robust and about as long as the remaining joints together. 

 Allied to Prionolomia and Prioptychomia. 



Kennetus alces, sp. n. 



(^ . Brownish testaceous, finely pilose, head greyishly 

 pilose ; sternum with a broad oblique greyish fascia extending 

 from anterior to posterior coxas ; abdomen beneath dark 

 ochraceous, its lateral margins and apex greyishly pilose ; 

 apical joint of antennas fuscous ; apical areas of produced 

 pronotal processes, the tibiae, and tarsi castaneous ; mem- 

 brane shining cupreous ; scutellum with an elongate spot at 

 each basal angle and the apex ochraceous; pronotum finely 

 rugulose ; scutellum transversely striate; apices of pronotal 

 process centrally angulately produced. 



cJ. Long. 31 mm. ; exp. pronot. angl. 23 mm. ; abdomen 

 at base 8 mm. 



Hah. Borneo: Matang (Coll. Dist. and Sarawak Mus.). 



This fine Heteropteron was sent to me for identification by 

 Mr. R. Shelford. 



Mercennus, nom. n. 

 Melania, Dist. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1901, i. p. 326 (nom. praeocc). 

 Type, M. gracilis, Westw. — Singapore, Java, Borneo. 



