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XX. — Ehynchotal Notes. — Heteroptera: Plataspinte, 

 Thyreocoiinje, and Cydninse. By W. L. Distant. 



The following notes, descriptions, and synonymy are in 

 continuation of ray previous paper {ante, pp. 29-52). 



Plataspix^. 

 Genus Bkachyplatys. 

 Brachyplatys paUiijes. 



Cimex palUpes, Fabr. Sp. Ins. ii. p. 343 (1781). 



Brachyi)latys calaharica, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 99. n. 4 (1867). 



Brachyplatys negamica, Walk. loc. cit. p. 99. n. 5. 



Brachyplatys suhceneus. 



Plafa^pis subcsnea, Westw. in Hope, Cat. Hem. i. p. 17 (1837), 

 Brachyplatys bistriga, Walk. Cat. Het. p. 100. n. 12 (18J7). 

 Brachyplatys cambodica. Walk. loc. cit. p. 101. n. 13. 

 Brachyplatys cognata, Walk. loc. cit. p. 101. n. 14. 

 Brachyplatys adjuncta, Walk. loc. cit. p. 101. n. 15. 

 Brachyplatys contigua, Walk. luc. cit. p. 103. n. 24. 



Brachyplatys papuus. 



Scutellera pajma, Guer. Voy. Coq., Ent. p. 157, pi. xi. f. 6 (1830). 

 Brachyplatys ruptilinea, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 105. n. 30 (1867). 



Brachyplatys deplanalus. 



Scutellera deplanatus, Eschscholtz, Dorpat Abhandl. i. p. 158 n 74 



(1822). 

 Brachyplatys paucifera, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 105. n. 29 (1867). 



Brachyplatys pallifrons. 



Brachyplatys pallifrons, Vollenh. Faun. Ind. Neerl. i p. 65, pi iv f 10 



(1863j. 

 Brachyplatys indotata, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 104. n. 26 (1867). 



Brachyplatys pacijicus. 



Brachyplatys pacijica, Dall. List Hem. i. p. 70. n. 8 (1851). 

 Brachyplatys intacta, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 106. n. 32 (1867). 

 Brachyplatys eupreata, Walk. loc. cit. p. 107. n. 37. 



Brachyplatys interrupia, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 106. n. 31 

 (1867). 



The typical and sole specimen under this name in the 

 British Museum is without either head or thorax. Judging 

 from the abdomen alone it is very near, if not identical with, 

 B. pacificuSj Dall. 



