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a narrow fringe to the terminal disks ; two metatarsal 

 tubercles. The tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the eye ; 

 tibia half length of head and body, or less. Dark grey to 

 blackish brown above, with more or less distinct darker 

 symmetrical markings on the back and cross-bands on the 

 limbs ; a light streak sometimes present on the side, ending 

 in the groin ; lower parts yellowish white, with a dark brown 

 bar across the throat, or entirely dark brown or blackish. 



From snout to vent 35 mm. 



Several specimens from Merida, 5200 feet, and Rio 

 Albireggas, 11,300 feet, Venezuela, from the collection of 

 Mr. S. Bricefio. 



XX. — Ne\o or little-known Ethiopian Hemiptera. 

 By E, Bergroth, C.M.Z.S. 



The Entomological Research Committee of the British 

 ('olonial Otfice having submitted to me for examination a 

 number of Heteropterous Hemiptera sent in by the Committee's 

 collectors from various parts of Africa, I have found among 

 them some new or insufficiently known species, which are 

 described or commented upon in this paper. 



Fam. Coptosomatidae. 

 Ceratocoris dama, sp. n. 



Late ovatus, valde convexus, niger, supra versicoloriter cseruleo- et 

 aurichalceo- et cupreo-resplendens, maculis callosis parvis irregu- 

 laribus flavis remote conspersus, capite subtus flavo, fascia intra- 

 oculari basali iutus angustata et abbreviata, escavatione an- 

 tennali ac oornubus maris uigris, dimidio externo horum dense 

 confluenter flavo-variegato, pectore cinereo, opaco, lateribus pro- 

 pleurarum late subnitidulis, f usco- et flavo-variegatis, vitta media 

 angusta curvata anteriore propleurarum nitida fusca ; mesosterno 

 medio nitido, nigro, acetabulis omnibus flavis," limbo lato ventris 

 intra spiracula extenso flavo, in segmentis quattuor mediis macu- 

 1am majusculam subqiiadratam nigram inter spiracula et latera 

 iucludente, spii'aculis, linea transversa impressa pone ha^c mar- 

 gineque ipso laterali ventris nigris, hoc ad apicem segmentorum 

 iuterrupto, segmento idtimo ventrali medio flavo. Caput breve 

 et latissimum, apici pronoti seque latum, medio declive, longitu- 

 dine sua media fere triple et dimidio latius, supra sat remote 

 punctulatum, subtus sublseve, pro articulo primo antennarum 

 recipiendo late excavatum, superne prseter maculas parvas con- 

 spersas vitta mox intra marginem externum jugorum secundum 



