340 Mr. W. L. Distant on Pentatomidfe. 



Mr. Knij]flit. The principal character is found in the extra- 

 ordinary sculpture of the scutellum^ a point not observed by- 

 Walker in the badly pinned specimen which formed his type. 

 It seems to be nearest allied to Oncozygidea, Reut. 



Gambiana asper. 

 Todops a$fer, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 72 (1867). 



Hah. Gambia (Brit. Mus.). 



In his excellent treatment of the GraphosomatinJB, Schou- 

 teden considered that this species, which he referred to as 

 aspera, might prove to be a synonym of Scotinophora fihii- 

 laia, Germ. The present figure and above description will 

 serve to prevent further misconception. The pronotum is 

 more or less ochraceously pilose. 



Amberiana, gen. nov. 



Head a little longer than the breadth at base between eyes, 

 the lateral margins strongly sinuate, the apical marginal 

 area rounded, central lobe prominent but not distinctly ex- 

 tending beyond the lateral lobes, lateral margins slightly 

 reflexed ; eyes laterally prominent ; antenna with the basal 

 joint not reaching apex of head, second joint short, shorter 

 than first, third longer than first and second together, re- 

 maining joint or joints mutilated in the specimens now before 

 me; ocelli near base, almost as far from eyes as from each 

 other; pronotum about twice broader at base than medial 

 length, the lateral margins lobately ampliate, not serrate, on 

 anterior half more strongly lobately ampliate and continued 

 considerably beyond but not in front of eyes, the posterior 

 half less ampliate, with the lateral angles subprominent, 

 anterior margin a little concave, posterior margin truncate, 

 the cicatrices prominent and broad, behind them a distinct 

 transverse impression ; scutellum short, about as long as 

 broad at base, the disk moderately globose, the lateral margins 

 oblique for about basal two-thirds and then straightly 

 narrowed to apex, which is rounded, a black levigate spot 

 at each basal angle ; corium about as long as head and 

 pronotum together, broad, apex broadly angularly rounded ; 

 membrane not quite reaching abdominal apex, the veins 

 broadly reticulate ; rostrum long, reaching the base of the 

 third abdominal segment in ? , base of fifth in $ , first joint 

 reaching base of head, third joint a little longest; meso- 

 sternum centrally sulcate; abdomen broadly, centrally, longi- 

 tudinally sulcate; legs moderately short, anterior femora 



