aome allied Pentatomidaj. 391 



The central lobe of the head is very little Ioniser than the 

 lateral loljcs ; the pronotal angles are moderately and sub- 

 acutely produced ; the lateral pronotal margins are somevvhafc 

 obscurely denticulated ; the posterior angles of the sixth 

 abdominal segment are only moderately produced. 



Long. 13 millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 7^ millim. 



lldb. New (iluinca {Gohlie) ; Duke of York Island. 



This s])ecies is rather aberrant in its generic characters, but 

 the position of the ocelli alone will show that it is a Coctoteris 

 and not a Spudceus. 



Ilalys neelgi'nensis, sp. n. 



Ochraceous, thickly punctured with brassy black; head, 

 anterior area and lateral angles of pronotum metallic green ; 

 antenna3 black, the joints very narrowly ochraceous at base, 

 fourth joint annulated with ochraceous near base (fifth joint 

 mutilated). Head with a spot at apex, an oblique spot on 

 each side near eyes, and a reversely directed oblique spot on 

 each side near base ochraceous ; eyes castaneous, with their 

 inner margins ochraceous ; ocelli red. Pronotum with the 

 anterior and lateral margins ochraceous, and with a dull 

 ochraceous spot on the green lateral angles. Scutellum with 

 five small ochraceous spots at base and the apex ochraceous. 

 Connexivum ochraceous, broadly greenish black at the inci- 

 sures. Body beneath and legs ochraceous, lateral margins of 

 head and sternum broadly metallic green ; femora and sub- 

 lateral areas of abdomen darkly punctate. Abdomen with 

 small marginal spots at incisures and a spot on the three 

 ultimate segments of the abdomen ; tibire with outer spots at 

 base, centre, and apex, and the apices of the tarsi black. 



Long. 20 millim. 



Bab. Lidia, Neelgiri Hills [Hampson). 



This second Indian species of Ilalys is distinguished from 

 H. dentata, Fabr., not only by the colour differences, but by 

 the head being much broader, especially at the apex, and its 

 lateral margins more strongly toothed ; the lateral margins 

 of the pronotum more finely crenulate ; the apical third of the 

 scutellum much more elongate and narrow ; second joint of 

 the antennae much shorter than the third, «&c. 



Nevisanus, gen. nov. 



Head aliout as long as central portion of the pronotum, 

 broad, the lateral margins moderately concavely sinuate, but 

 not toothed, the anterior margin truncate, the central and 



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