some undescrihed Rhynchota. 77 



Coranus atricapillus, sp. n. 



Headj anterior lobe of pronotum, scutellum, membrane, 

 and prosternum black ; posterior lobe of pronotum, coriam, 

 and body beneath pale castaneous ; connexivum above and 

 beneath black, spotted with luteous ; legs luteous, femora 

 annulated with piceous, bases and apices of tibiae, and tarsi 

 (excluding base), piceous ; antennai pieeous, basal joint (ex- 

 cluding base and apex) luteous; rostrum luteous^ with its apex 

 piceous; femora moderately nodulose; head strongly trans- 

 versely impressed between eyes ; scutellum with carina non- 

 erect; anterior lobe of pronotura deeply sulcate ; lateral pro- 

 notal angles rounded, subprominent, basal margin concave. 



Long. 8^ millim. 



Hah. Ceylon {O. Lewis). 



Pridthesanciis melitus, sp. n. 



Dull luteous, pilose; first and second segments of con- 

 nexivum, small stigmatal abdominal spots, and extreme apices 

 of the femora black, xlnterior pronotal lobe with the ante- 

 rior angles tuberculously prominent and with two long, erect, 

 spinous tubercles, lateral and posterior pronotal angles tuber- 

 culously produced ; a long erect spinous tubercle at base of 

 scutellum; connexivum broad and reflexed upward; mem- 

 brane about reaching abdominal apex. 



Long. 21 ; exp. pronot. angl. 6| millim. 



Uab. Queensland : Rockharapton. 



PristJiesayicus chrysitis, sp. n. 



Head, pronotura, scutellum, corium, rostrum, antenna, 

 sternum, and legs ochraceous ; abdomen shining indigo-blue ; 

 inner marginal spots to connexivum, four large submarginal 

 spots to abdomen beneath, and abdominal apex ochraceous ; 

 membrane very pale ochraceous, semihyaline ; basal joint of 

 antennae about as long as anterior femora ; anterior lobe of 

 pronotum with the anterior angles moderately prominent and 

 with four discal tubercles, of which the two anterior are very 

 small and the posterior two long and obliquely erect ; lateral 

 and posterior pronotal angles somewhat prominently tuber- 

 culously produced ; scutellum with a long, obliquely erect, 

 basal, spinous tubercle, its apex also, but much less, spinously 

 tuberculous; membrane just passing abdominal apex. 



Long., (J ? , 19-23 ; exp. pronot. angl. 6-8 millim. 



Uah. Murrav Island. 



