Mr. W. L. Distant on Xeotrupical Pentatomidfe. 249 



darkly subapically annulate; spots to abdominal lateral 

 margins and a central longitudinal spot to sixth abdominal 

 segment black. 



liong. 7 mm. 



[lab. Chili (Brit. Mus.). 



Difiers from T. galapntfoensis, Butl., by its smaller size, 

 more acute anterior angles of the pronotum, and more 

 reflexed lateral margins of same; body more elongate and 

 less ovate than in Butler's species. 



Trincavellius peruviensis, sp. n. 



Brownish ochraceous, finely wrinkled and punctate ; head 

 large, broad, about as long as breadth between the outer 

 margins of eyes, the lateral margins distinctly angularly 

 dilated in front of eyes, anterior margin truncately rounded ; 

 antennae with the first joint not reaching apex of head, second 

 very slightly longer than third, third, fourth, and fifth 

 almost subequal in length, the last two joints infuscnte ; 

 pronotum with the lateral margins oblique, laminately 

 reflexed, a little recurved towards their apices, which are 

 distinctly minutely spined, a subobsolete central longitudinal 

 carinate line ; corium scarcely wrinkled but thickly finely 

 punctate ; membrane hyaline, very slightly passing abdo- 

 minal apex; rostrum reaching the posterior coxae, its apex 

 fuscous ; body beneath and legs a little paler than above, 

 minutely speckled Avith brown ; scutellum with a longitu- 

 dinal brownish spot near apex of lateral margins, the apex 

 itself narrowly ochraceous. 



Long. 8 mm. 



Hab. Peru ; Callao. 



Allied to T. (jalapagoensis, Butl., but narrower, head more 

 truncate in front, angle at anterior margin of pronotum 

 more acute, lateral pronotal margins much more oblique, 

 membrane longer, &c. ; differs from chUensis, Dist., by the 

 broader body, absence of black spots to basal angles of 

 scutellum, longer membrane, &c. 



Genus Loxa. 

 Loxa, Amy. & Serv. Hist. Hera. p. 137 (1843). 

 Type, L. flavicollis, Drury. 



Loxa bartletti, sp. n. 



Dull pale ochraceous, possibly more virescent in living 

 specimens; eyes and lateral pronotal angles black; first 



