290 Mr. W. L. Distant on Ectiichodinae. 



a somewhat large spot on each lateral area of the anterior 

 pronotal lobe, two small discal spots near transverse constric- 

 tion and basal margin of po-sterior pronotal lobe, a spot near 

 base, two discal lines (the innermost smallest) to corium, 

 spots to connexivum, three discal series of spots, a lateral 

 marginal series of spots, and apical segmental margin to 

 abdomen beneath, apices of all the femora above, base of 

 posterior femora above, and tibise (excluding bases and apices) 

 sanguineous ; antennte with the first four joints black, pilose, 

 remainder mutilated ; lateral areas of the head striate ; body 

 somewhat broad and robust. 



Long. 29 millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 8| millira. 



IJab. Paraguay (Brit. Mus.). 



Genus ZlETA. 



Zirta hirticornis. 



Reduvius hirticornis, Fabr. Ent. Syst., Suppl. p. 544 (1798). 

 Ectrichodia atripennis, Walk. Cat. Het. viii. p. 5Q. n. 09 (1873). 



Zirta stmiUtma, sp. n. 



Closely allied to Z. hirticornis, but differing by having the 

 posterior lobe of the pronotura smooth, not rugulose, and the 

 scutellum and connexivum totally black. 



Black ; head and anterior lobe of pronotum dull ochraceous, 

 posterior pronotal lobe reddish ochraceous. 



Long. 18 millim. 



JIab. Brazil (Brit. Mus.). Amazons: St. Paulo (Coll. 

 L>ist.). 



Zirta (jranulata. 

 Ectrichodia (jranidata, Walk, Cat. Het. viii. p. 58. n. 73 (1873). 



Genus Cleptria. 

 Gleptria mombasce, sp. n. 



(J . Head, pronotum, scutellum, and legs brownish ochra- 

 ceous ; mucronate apices of the scutellum sanguineous; 

 hemelytra black, opaque; base of corium and clavus and 

 lateral margin of corium continued inwardly near apex 

 brownish ochraceous; cox^e, bases of femora, anterior and 

 intermediate tibise and tarsi, rostrum, and body beneath 

 ochraceous ; lateral areas of meso- and metasterna, abdominal 

 incisures, and anal segment piceous ; antennse brownish 

 piceous, strongly pilose ; eyes and area of ocelli black. 

 Becond joint of antenna slightly longer than the tirst ; vertex 



