424 Mr. W. L. Distant on Pentatoniinaj. 



Colour in fresh specimens '' viritlis," as described by 

 Bergrotli ; most specimens received are discoloured and more 

 or less " testaceous," as described by Walker. 



Genus IIOFFMANSEGGIELLA. 



Hoffinanseggiella defensor. 



Cimex defensor, Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 706 (1775). 

 Cusjn'cona vigens, "Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 385. n. IG (1807). 



Walker's C. vigens is a freshly-coloured form of the species 

 described by Fabricius. I possess a series received from near 

 Port Moresby which exactly agree with the type of Fabricius 

 contained in the Banksian collection. 



HoffriianseggieUa haniata. 



Cu^picona hamata, Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 383. n. 14 (18G7). 

 Citspicona contraria, Walk. he. cif. p. 384. n. 15. 



Genus Pegala. 

 Pegala vietaphcea. 



Cuspicona metaphaa, Walk. Cat. Ilet. ii. p. 381. n. 8 (1867). 



Genus VlTELLUS. 



Vitellus proximus. 



Cuspicona proxima , Walk. Cat. Het. iii, p. 570 (1868). 



This species has nothing to do with that previously 

 described under the same name by Walker (Cat. Het. ii. 

 p. 382, 18G7). 



Vitellus forficuloides. 

 Cuspicona forjiculoides, Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 379. n. 5 (1807). 



Vitellus transversus. 

 Cuspicona transversa, Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 385. n. 17 (1867). 



Vitellus strenuus. 

 Cuspicona strenua, Walk. Cat. Het. iii. p. 570 (1868). 



Vitellus propinquus. 



Cuspicona propinqua, Walk. Cat. Het. ii. p. 383. n. 13 (1867) 



Genus Priassus. 



Priassus exempt us. 



Prionaca exempta, Walk. Cat. Het. iii. p. 569 (1868). 

 Priassus carinattis, Hory. Ternie&z. Fiizetek, xii. p. 32 (1889), 



