Discocephalinje and Pentatomiute. 433 



the apical margin subtiuiicate, its inner half moderately 

 rounded. Sternum centrally sulcated. 

 Allied to Dictyotus. 



Tholosanus pro.vimus. 



Sciocoris proximus, Dall. List Hem. i. p. 134. n, 12 (1851). 

 Fentatoma laticeps, Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 308. n. 146 (1867). 



Hah. Australia. (Type, Brit. Miis.) 



Tholosanus philippinensis. 

 Sciocoris philippi7iensis, Dall. List Hem. i. p. 134. n. 11 (1351). 

 Hah. Philippine Islands. (Typ^; Brit. Mus.) 



Genus Cephaloplatys. 



Cephaloplatys Pertyi. 



Cephaloplatys Pertyi, White, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. iii. p. 90 (1842). 



White's specimens, on which this species was founded, are 

 unlocalized. The British JMuseum now possesses four other 

 specimens from Adelaide River, Australia. 



Cephaloplatys elongatus, sp. n. 



Elongate, ochraceous, darkly punctate. Head with the 

 margins of the lateral and central lobes very thickly and 

 darkly punctate, lateral margins angularly and subacutely 

 produced in front of eyes; antennte very pale stramineous, 

 apical halves of third and fourth joints and fifth joint (ex- 

 cluding base) piceous. Pronotum with the anterior lateral 

 angles somewhat laminately produced in flat anteriorly 

 rounded projections to about the latitude of upper margin of 

 eyes, its lateral margins not serrated, the posterior angles 

 obtusely subproduced, its disk ornamented with 10 or 12 

 levigate stramineous spots. Scntellum with three small 

 basal stramineous levigate spots, an elongate linear black 

 spot in each basal angle, a small cluster of dark punctures at 

 about centre of lateral margins. Membrane greyish, with 

 longitudinal veins. Connexivum spotted with picejus at the 

 incisures. Body beneath and legs stramineous ; abdomen 

 with a sublateral piceous fascia; legs spotted with piceous. 



Long. 7 millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 4 millim. 



Hab. North-west Australia (6'. Ueyiooodj Jan.). One 

 specimen (Brit. Mus.). 



A species readily recognized by its elongate form and the 

 levigate spots to the pronotum. 



