344 Mr. W. L. Distant on Pentatomidae. 



and somewhat longly pilose, the lateral angular areas spotted 

 V itli black ; scutellum ochraceous, somewhat sparingly darkly 

 punctate, the apex broadly pale ochraceous ; corium more or 

 less puri)lish, thickly finely punctate; membrane pale ochra- 

 ceous, subhyaline, the basal areas reflecting the dark abdomen 

 beneath, somewhat longly passing the abdominal apex ; con- 

 nexivum ochraceous, with large black spots at the apices of 

 the incisures; body beneath and legs pale ochraceous; 

 sternal spots, spiracles, small scattered spots to abdomen 

 beneath, apex of rostrum, apical spots to femora, and tarsi 

 (mostly) black ; rostrum about reaching the posterior coxae. 



Long. 11-13 mm. 



Hab. Corea; Quelpart Island {S. Ichikaiva, Brit. Mus.). 



Genus Hoplistodera. 



Hoplistodera, Westw. in Hope Cat. i. p. 18 (1837). 

 Type, H. testacea, Westw. 



HopJistodei^a feryussoni, sp. n. 



Brownish ochraceous ; antennae with the first joint 

 stoutest, not reaching apex of head, second joint distinctly 

 longer than first, subequal in length to third, remaining 

 joints mutilated in type; head \iith the central lobe promi- 

 nent, its apex slightly projecting beyond the lateral lobes, 

 and there it is transversely impressed, lateral lobes and basal 

 area more or less coarsely punctate, on basal area the punc- 

 tures arranged in three longitudinal fasciate series ; pro- 

 notum coarsely punctate, moderately levigately rugulose, an 

 indistinct central longitudinal levigate line, the lateral angles 

 distinctly produced, their apices acute and recurved ; scutel- 

 lum coarsely punctate, on apical half more finely and thickly 

 punctate, on basal half somewhat transversely rugulose ; 

 corium sparingly finely punctate, more coarsely and thickly 

 punctate on the costal and subclaval areas ; membrane pale 

 brownish ochraceous, subhyaline, distinctly passing the abdo- 

 minal apex ; sternum distinctly, abdomen finely punctate ; 

 connexiviim ochraceous, with a dark spot on each side of the 

 segmental incisures. 



Long. 7i mm. ; exp, pronot. angl. 6^ mm. 



Hab. China; Mountains 50 miles N.W. of Chengtu 

 {W. N. Fergiisson, Brit, Mus.). 



Genus Axiagastus. 



Axiagastus, Dall. List Hem. i. p. 221 (1851). 

 Type, A. rosmarus, Dall. 



