Mr. \V. L. Distant o/i Afiinin PcntatoiulJa;. 77 



near the base, and the median sulcus present though ohncure ; 

 and the first recurrent ncrvure received before the middle of 

 the second cubital c«dl, whereas iti numeria and mendma it 

 is received in the middle. In Valeria the third abscissa of 

 the radius is as long as^ the second, but it is shorter in the 

 typical form and in mendann. 



J/ab. Solomon Islands (Frojjail). 



X.—Wiynchotal Xotes.—IA. By W. L. Distant. 

 African Pentatomidse. 



Genus OUONTOTAKSUS. 

 Odontotarsus, Lap. Es9. II.5iu. p. OS (18.3J). 



Type, 0. jmrpureolineatus, Rossi. 



Odontolaisus druryi, sp. n. 



Head ochraceous, -Nvith two central longitudinal piceous 

 fasciae, the lateral areas strongly greyishly pilose ; antennae 

 with the first and second joints ochraceous, tiie third piceous 

 ochraceous at base (remainder mutilated in typical specimen) ; 

 pronotum ochraceous, sparingly coarsely punctate, two central 

 longitudinal fasciae and two ou each lateral area, the outcr- 

 mo5»t of each series more or less margined with greyish, a 

 short black line on each s-ide of the central fasciae at anterior 

 area, jjosterior angular areas more or less greyishly pilose ; 

 scutellum ochraceous, sparingly darkly punctate, with two 

 central longitudinal sinuate piceous fasciie, bordered on 

 each side ^ith greyish white, the lateral margins broadly 

 greyish, a scmilunate piceous spot inwardly margined with 

 greyish white on each side of base ; body beneath ochra- 

 ceous, more or less greyishly piloses, the sternum strongly 

 pilose, the abdomen less so and thickly darkly punctate; legs 

 ochraceous, more or less greyishly pilose, and with some 

 dark punctures, coxai piceous. 



Form and shape of O. caudatns, Burm., but narrower and 

 more elongate, pronotum with the lateral margins oblicpic, 

 the posterior angles not prominent ; apical area of the 

 scutellum centrally sulcate, the extreme apex strongly emar- 

 ginate, not truncate. 



Long. 11^ mm.; exp. pronot. angl. 5 mm. 



