Mr. \\ . L. Distant on nnde»crihed RhyncJwta. 503 



XFjIV. — .1 fexo undescrihed Rhynchota, 

 l?y \V. L. Distant. 



'Vmv. tyj)cs of tlio following genera anJ species are all in llie 

 IJritish Museum : — 



11 E T E R P T E R A. 



Fani. Pentatomidae. 

 Bolbocoris pretorius, sp. n. 



Vertex of head ocliraceous, somewhat coarsely punctate, 

 hase between eyes and lateral margins of the central lobe 

 black; pronotum pale stramineous, darkly, coarsely punctate, 

 the anterior margin and a central longitudinal line levigate; 

 behind the anterior margin is a transverse black fascia con- 

 taining a small ochraceous spot on each side and medially 

 divided by the central levigate line; scutellum ])ale stra- 

 mineous, darkly punctate, with a central robust longitudinal 

 ridge, a levigate slightly elevated pale stramineous spot near 

 each basal aiigle, between and beyond these sjjots the colour 

 is black speckled more or less with testaceous, a testaceous 

 spot on lateral margin beyond middle ; connexivum pale 

 stramineous; body beneath and legs pale stramineous, the 

 body more or less spotted with black, more largely so on 

 sternum ; antenna? with the first, fourth, and fifth joints 

 black, second and third ochraceous, fourth moderately incras- 

 sate, filth strongly so, fourth much shorter than fifth ; boily 

 elongate, breadth between pronotal angles about equal to 

 length of scutellum. 



Long. 4 mm. 



JIab. Transvaal ; Pretoria. 



►Separated from the other species of the genus by its more 

 elongate torm and its distinct coloration and markings, 



Carbula recurva, sp. n. 



Head and pronotum pale ochraceous, more or less thickly 

 blackly punctate, the lateral frontal margins levigately 

 ochraceous, the posteriorly produced lateral pronotal angles 

 black ; scutellum pale ochraceous, more or less blackly punc- 

 tate, a large levigate ochraceous spot at each basal an;;h', the 

 apex and centre of apical area much less punctate, and there- 

 fore more pale stramineous in hue ; corium veiv thickly 

 blackly punctate; membrane fuliginous; connexivum pale 

 ochraceous, with large prominent black spots ; body beneath 



