^Ir. W. L. iM.-laiit on Au.stnihi$iaH rciit:it.)ini(lie. 107 



laminate, tluir oiitrr cdjics olilicjucly rounded, anterior and 

 j)()steri()r margins truncate, moilerately convexly declivous 

 trom base to a|)( x, obscurely tinely punctate; scutelium 

 about as lonj; as broad at base, which is sube(iual to breadth 

 of l)a>e of head, lateral niarj^ius moderately oblique, distinctly 

 foveate at each basal angle, obseunly finely wrinkled aud 

 sparsely j)unetate ; eoriuiu finely, sparsely punct;ite; mem- 

 brane gnyish ; eonnexivum mottled « ith fuscous brown; 

 legs finely spinulosc, posterior tarsi with the basal joint 

 slightly shorter than the remaining joiuts together, the 

 claws black. 



Long, o to mm. 



Hab. Trouglit(ni Island, olT the X.W. coast of Aust.alia 

 [Com. Walker, lirit. Mus.). 



'I he two specimens on which tliis species is founded were 

 collected during the voyage of 11. M.S. ' Penguin.' 



Sciocoris hertnnnnsi, sp. n. 



Dull gicyish, moderately speckled with blackish, basal 

 area of the seutellum testaceous; membrane with the basal 

 area eontinuetl hindward in two longitudinal spots, black ; 

 head about as long as breadth betwct n eyes, laterally very 

 slightly sinuate in front of eyes and apically truncately 

 rounded, central lobe prominent and slightly raised, the 

 surface sparsely, somewluit coarsely darkly punctate, eyes of 

 moderate size, prominent, not quite reaching the anterior 

 pronotal angles ; an:ennie greyish ochraecous, more or less 

 suffused with testaceous, basal joint not reaching apex of 

 head, second and third subequal in length, each shorter than 

 fourth or fifth, which are also subequal ; pronotum about 

 twice as broad at base as median length, sparsely irregularly 

 darkly punctate, the anterior marginal area behind head 

 sulVused with pi "cous, the lateral areas sublaminate, their 

 margins moderately rounded; seutellum about as long as 

 broad at base, the basal angles foveate, the basal area testa- 

 ceous with a few small black macular markings, behind this 

 are two longitudinal faciate pieeous spots and a pieeous 

 spot at a[)ex ; corium obscurely finely jjunctatc, the costal 

 area a little paler, the costal margin speckled with l)lack ; 

 body beneath and legs ochraecous, posterior tarsi with the 

 basal joint almost as hnig as the two remaining joints 

 together. 



Long. 6 mm. 



//ab. Central Australia ; llcrmannsburg {H. J. UUlivr, 

 Brit. Mus.). 



