440 Mr. "W. L. Distant on Oriental Capsidse. 



tlio orbits and a broader one across the back behind tho 

 pectorals ; sometimes a narrow band between them ; nsnnlly 

 a large spot at the base of the dorsal fin, and anotiier below 

 and in front of it on the side ; caudal dusky, other fins pale. 



Southern coasts of Australia ; Tasmania. 



Six specimens, 105 to 150 mm. in total length, from 

 Flinders Island and Port Phillip {I)egen), Hobart {Allport), 

 and Melbourne {Kreft). 



Spheroides hamiltonn, Richards., from New South Wales 

 and Polynesia, differs in the presence of numerous small 

 spines, the fewer fin-rays (D. 9, A. 7-8), and the different 

 coloration. 



LIT. — Descriptions of Oriental Capsidas. 

 By W. L. Distant. 



The new genera proposed in this paper will be figured in 

 vol. V. (Appendix) of the Rhynchotal portion of the ' Fauna 

 of British India.' 



Ebutius, gen. nov. 



Head subequal in length to the pronotum, transversely 

 impressed behind the eyes, which are well separated from 

 the anterior margin of the pronotum, between the eyes dis- 

 tinctly longitudinally sulcate, the disk moderately convex, 

 obtusely attenuated in front of the insertion of the antenna, 

 where it is a little ridged and excavated on each side; 

 antenniferous tubercles prominent, first joint of the antennae 

 robust and about as long as the head, second joint slender, 

 nearly three times as long as the first, third and fourth short, 

 together longer than first ; rostrum reaching the intermediate 

 coxap. ; pronotum transversely constricted before middle, this 

 anterior area somewhat transversely striate at anterior 

 margin and with a distinct moderately transverse tubercle 

 immediately in front of each side of the constriction, posterior 

 area convexly deflected from base, thickly punctate, the 

 lateral margins carinate and oblique, posterior lateral angles 

 subprominent, basal margin a little concave before scutellura, 

 which is somewhat large and triangular, and somewhat 

 foveate at each basal angle ; hemelytra a little more than 

 twice as long as head and pronotum together, clavus broad, 

 cuneus elongately angulate, membrane apparently (as seen in 



