Mr. W. L. Distant on J^eotropical Petitatomidie. 



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Murgantia simulans, sp, n. 



Dark metallic blue; lateral, posterior, and subanterior 

 margins of pronotum, the two lateral united by a central 

 longitudinal fascia, a central longitudinal fascia and apex to 

 scutelluni, basal lateral margin and a transverse fascia 

 (beyond middle) to corium pale ocliraceous ; apical margins 

 of membrane somewhat broadly greyish ; lateral margins of 

 sternum and abdomen, posterior margin of metasternum and 

 margins of abdominal segments (broadest medially) pale 

 ocliraceous ; antennae dark bluish black, second joint slightly 

 longer than first, shorter than third, which is also slightly 

 shorter than fourth (fifth mutilated in typical specimen) ; 

 head distinctly depressed near base; pronotum distinctly and 

 broadly transversely depressed near middle, sparingly coarsely 

 punctate except on the ocliraceous markings, which are 

 impunctate, lateral margins distinctly reflexed ; scutellum 

 with the basal third moderately gibbous and very finely 

 wrinkled, remaining area (excluding the ocliraceous portions, 

 which are impunctate) thickly coarsely punctate ; corium 

 thickly finely punctate ; membrane passing the abdominal 

 apex. 



Long. 10 mm. 



Hah. Peru; Cliandramayo {Rosenberg, Brit. Mus.). 



Allied to M. bifasciata, Herr.-Sch., irom which it differs 

 by the unicolorous and more broadly rounded head, the 

 ochraceous posterior pronotal margin, the more distinctly 

 gibbous basal area of the scutellum, and the absence of the 

 transverse fascia and the presence of the longitudinal fascia 

 to same ; body beneath differently coloured, &c. 



Genus Banasa. 

 Bayiasa, StSl, Rio Hem. i. p. 24 (1860). 

 Type, B. induta, Stal. 



Banasa salvini, sp. n. 



Above pale greenish ; head, anterior half of pronotum, 

 body beneath, and legs ochraceous ; membrane hyaline, 

 passing the abdominal apex ; head with a somewhat reddish 

 tint and darkly punctate, excluding the basal half of the 

 central disk it is levigate, impunctate ; antennae greenish, first 

 joint not reaching apex of head, third a little longer than 

 second, slightly shorter than fourth, which is subequal to 

 fifth ; pronotum sparingly distinctly punctate, the lateral 



