200 Mr. \V. L. Distant on ITomoptera. 



punctate, the anterior lateral margins distinctly reflexed ; 

 scntellum transversely striate, moderately foveately depressed 

 on disk ; face moderately compressed, slightly angulate near 

 middle (between the Mnnecphora and ISphenorhina types), 

 strongly centrally ridged, transversely coarsely striate oa 

 lateral areas ; rostrum reaching the intermediate coxae ; 

 posterior tibiae with a strong spme beyond middle and a very 

 short spine near base ; tegmina about two and a third times 

 as long as broad. 



Long., excl. tegm., ? 15 mm. ; exp. tegm. 38 mm. 



Hab. Peru; Chandramayo (Brit. Mus.). 



Tomaspis noctua, !»p. n. 



Vertex, pronotum, and scutellum black; frontal margins 

 of anterior lobe, ocelli, eyes, and anterior lateral margins 

 of pronotum pale ochraceous ; lateral margins and apex of 

 scutellum and abdomen above reddish testaceous; body 

 beneath and legs black; a spot on each side of b:ise and the 

 central ridge to face and the lateral margins of abdomen 

 pale ochraceous; base of rostrum, apices of anterior femora 

 beneath, obscure longitudinal streaks to femora beneath, 

 apices of tarsi (excluding claws), and narrow posterior abdo- 

 minal segmental margins reddish testaceous ; tegmina black, 

 basal third of costal margin (widened at its apex), discoidal 

 vein for about one-third from base (where it branches, the 

 two branches united at their ends), upper claval margin and 

 claval vein for about two-thirds from their base, and a sub- 

 costal spot before apical area sanguineous; wings fuliginous, 

 the veins black, the base sanguineous; face compressed, 

 centrally ridged, scarcely pointed and moderately continuous 

 to clypeus (intermediate between the Monecphora and Sphe- 

 nurhina types) ; rostrum reaching the intermediate coxse ; 

 vertex centrally ridged, somewhat angulate in front, longi- 

 tudinally incised between the ocelli and eyes ; pronotum 

 rugulose and punctate, with an obscure central longitudinal 

 caiinate line which is only distinct on disk, the anterior 

 lateral margins reflexed; scutellum longer than broad, trans- 

 versely striate; tegmina about two and a half times as long 

 as broad. 



Long., excl. tegm., ? 14^ mm.; exp. tegm. -40 mm. 



Hab. Amazons; Nanta [Degand, Brit. Mus.). 



Tomaspis combusta, sp. n. 



Vertex black, anterior half in front of eyes reddish yellow; 

 ocelli bright yellow; pronotum black, the lateral margins 



