4G Mr. W. L. Distant oji 



Genus EURYGASTER. 

 Eurygaster sinicus. 



Eurygaster sinicus, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 67. n. 9 (1867). 



Genu.s Macrocarenus. 

 Macrocarenus scuteUatus, sp. n. 



Dull ochraceous, scutellum narrowly margined with pale 

 luteous. Head faintly rugulose, the central lobe and the 

 outer margins of the lateral lobes a little darker in hue; eyes 

 fuscous ; antenna} brownish ochraceous. Pronotum some- 

 what thickly and finely punctate, basal area siiaded with pale 

 fuscous ; two large transverse foveate callosities on anterior 

 area ; posterior lateral angles subprorainent and somewhat 

 nodulose. Scutellum testaceous at base and with a small 

 yellowish spot near each basal angle ; the testaceous area is 

 slightly rugulose, basal angles and whole central area coarsely 

 and darkly punctate. Corium sparingly but coarsely and 

 darkly punctate. Connexivum thickly, finely, and darkly 

 punctate, its extreme outer margin pale luteous, the seg- 

 mental incisures fuscous. Body beneath and legs pale 

 luteous ; abdomen and legs speckled with brownish. Ros- 

 trum reaching the posterior coxa?. 



Long. 6 millim. 



Hab. Australia, Peak Downs {co//. Dlst.). 



Less elongate, more convex, and different in coloration to 

 M, acuminatuSj Dall., the only other at present described 

 species of the genus. 



Genus AUGOCORIS. 



Augocoris rugulosus. 



Augocoris rugnJosm, HtTr.-Schaff. Wanz. Ins. iv. p. 92, fig. 432 (1839). 

 Pachycoris quadristrign. Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. .52. n. 37 (1867). 



Genus Melanodema. 

 Melanodema apicifera, sp. n. 



Black ; apex of the scutellum with a very distinct irregular, 

 longitudinal, pale ochraceous spot. Pronotum and scutellum 

 with a distinct central, longitudinal, carinate line. 



Allied to M. carbonaria, Jakowleff, but larger ; apical pale 

 spot to scutellum much larger; pronotum less foveate; 

 scutellum much less foveate at basal margin ; central carina 

 to pronotum and scutellum distinct. 



Long. 9 millim. 



Hab. Bombay (Dr, Leitli, coll. Dist.). 



