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of scutellum coarsely punctate. Antennas and rostrum 

 mutilated. 



Long. 13 millira. 



Hah. Queensland. (Type, Brit. Mus.) 



Genus Macraulax. 



This genus, which Dallas founded on two Australian 

 specimens which he identified, and as 1 can only consider 

 correctly, as the Pachycoris hipunctatus, H.-Schaff., is now 

 generally sunk as a synonym of the genus Tetyra^ and 

 Herr.-Schaffer's name applied to a Central and North- 

 American species. I have searched the record-book of the 

 British Museum, and no doubt seems to exist that Dallas's 

 specimens came from Australia and formed part of " Harring- 

 ton's collection." On the other hand, these specimens agree 

 with Stal's description of Texan and Mexican species he 

 examined, viz. : — " Rostro pauUo pone medium ventris ex- 

 tenso ; ventre ultra medium sulcato." It is, however, more 

 than unlikely that the same species is found in both Central 

 America and Australia, and nowhere else. 



Genus Pachycoris. 



Pachycoris chrysomelin us. 

 Pachycoris chrysomelinus, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 52. n. 38 (1867). 



Genus POLYTES. 



Polyies propinquus. 



Pachycoris propinquus, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 50. n. 30 (1867). 



Polytes incn^ sp. n. 



Ochraceous ; head with four longitudinal black fasciae, two 

 central and a short one on the inner side of each eye ; pro- 

 notum with three double series of black spots, between which 

 series are some smaller black spots arranged in linear manner, 

 some similar spots near lateral margin; scutellum with irre- 

 gular black markings, consisting principally of three large 

 basal spots and a waved transverse fascia across disk, the 

 remaining area with small spots and streaks of the same 

 colour. Margins of corium spotted with black. Body be- 

 neath and legs pale ochraceous; head with a lateral streak in 

 front of each eye, some marginal spots to prosternum, femoral 

 and tibial streaks, tar.si, apex of rostrum, and a sublateral 

 series of stigmatal spots to abdomen black. Antenn?e with 



