On Plataspinae, Thyreocorinse, and Cydnina. 213 



XX.— Rhi/nchotal Notes.— ReteroTptera: Plataspinge, 

 Thyreocorinfe, and Cydninaj. By W. L. Distant. 



The following notes, descriptions, and synonymy are in 

 continuation of my previous paper {ante, pp. 29-52). 



Platasfinm. 

 Genus Bkachyplatys. 

 Brachyplatys palU/jes. 



Cimex pallipes, Fabr. Sp. Ins. ii. p. 343 (1781). 



Brachyplatys calaharica, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 99. n. 4 (1867). 



Brachyplatys negamica, Walk. loc. cit. p. 99. n. 5. 



Brachyplatys subceneus. 



Plata^pis subcsnea, Westw. in Hope, Cat. Hem. i. p. 17 (1837). 

 Brachyplatys bistruja, Walk. Cat. Het. p. 100. n. 12 (18G7). 

 Brachyplatys cambodica, Walk. loc. cit. p. 101. n. 13. 

 Brachyplatys cognata, Walk. loc. cit. p. 101, n. 14. 

 Brachyplatys adjuncta, Walk. loc. cit. p. 101. n. 15. 

 Brachyplatys contigua, Walk. he. cit. p. 103. n. 24. 



Brachyplatys papuus. 



Scutellera papua, Gu^r. Voy. Coq., Ent. p. 157, pi. xi. f. 6 (1830), 

 Brachyplatys ruptilinea, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 105. n. 30 (1867). 



Brachyplatys deplanatus. 



Scutellera deplanatus, Eschscholtz, Dorpat Abhandl. i. p. 158. n. 74 



(1822\ 

 Brachyplatys paucifera, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 105. n. 29 (1867). 



Brachyplatys palUfrons. 



Brachyplatys pcdlifrons, VoUenh. Faun. Ind. Neerl. i. p. 55, pi. iv. f. 10 



(1863j. 

 Brachyplatys indotata, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 104. n. 26 (1867). 



Brachyplatys pacificus. 



Brachyplatys pacijica, Dall. List Hem. i. p. 70. n. 8 (1851). 

 Brachyplatys intacta, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 106. n. 32 (1867). 

 Brachyplatys cupreata, Walk. loc. cit. p. 107. n. 37. 



Brachyplatys interrupta, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 106. n. 31 

 (is67). 



The typical and sole specimen under this name in the 

 British Museum is without either head or tliorax. Judging 

 from the abdomen alone it is very near, if not identical with, 

 B. pactjicus, Dall. 



