120 Dr. E. Bergrotli on some Ethiopian Pentatomidifi. 



subtus usque ad apicem segmeuti quinti prot'uude sulcatum, 

 angulis apicalibus segmeiitorum acute sublobato-prominulis. 

 Pedes longiusculi, graciles, feraoribus inermibus, tibiis supra planis 

 et marginatis. 



This magnificent genus must be placed in the vicinity of 

 Solenogasfer, Rent., from which it is, however, easily distin- 

 guished by tlie structure of the head &c. 



9. Zaj)hitus madagascariensisj Fallon. 



Atelocera mndagascariensis, Fallon, Naturaliste, xi. 120 (1889j. 



Supra smaragdineus, dense punctatus, callis oblongulis irregularibus 

 Havidis dispersus, pronoti margine apicali pone spatium inter- 

 oculare et marginibus lateralibus anticis flavidis, capitis macula 

 ante medium, spinis anteocularibus dentibusque anteapicalibus, 

 pronoti macula utrinque autica, fascia basali utrinque augustata 

 et abbreviata apiceque spinarum lateralium ac scutelli macula 

 oblonga laterali media fuscis, clavo et parte plus quam dimidia 

 interiore corii albo-cinereis, fusco-maculatis, remote inaaqualiter 

 j.uuctatis, dorso abdominis rufo-testaceo, connexivo viridi-nigro, 

 fascia segmentorum submediana lata flavo-testacea ornato ; sub- 

 tus flavo-testaceus, intequaliter punctatus, mesosterno medio carina 

 cxcepta fusco, vitta laterali capitis pectorisque lata et ventris 

 angustiore smaragdinea, vitta pectorali in maculas ferme disso- 

 luta, vitta ventrali macula magna laterali tlavo-testacea in quoque 

 segmento notata. Caput pronoto longius, bucculis et vitta adja- 

 cente pallidis, nigro-punctatis, rostro testaceo, antennis nigris, 

 apicem versus levissime incrassatis, basi articulorum omnium et 

 apice articuli secundi palleseentibus, articulis secundo, tertio 

 quartoque suba^quilongis, quovis primo longiore, quinto quarto 

 paullo longiore. Pronotum longitudine sua fere triplo latins, 

 marginibus lateralibus anticis sat profunde sinuatis, ante siuum 

 rotundatis. Kcutellum pone frena iiallido-marginatum, parte 

 basali nonnihil elevata rugam latam ad apicem emittente. Hem- 

 elytra apicem abdominis attingentia, corio basin segmenti quinti 

 connexivi paullo superante, margine apicali levissime rotundato, 

 membrana cinerea, ad angulos basales et medio infuscata, vcuis 

 fuscis. Abdomen subtus disco acervatim, latera versus densiiia 

 nigro-punctatum, segmento sexto macula magna nigrescente notato. 

 Pedes testacei, annulo lato subapicali femorum, aunulis duobuset 

 apice tibiarum articuloque ultimo tarsorum fusco-nigris. 

 Long. 5 17 mm. 



JMadagascar. 



I have described Mons. Fallon's type specimen. 



Tamraerfors, Finland. 



