Ilomopteroiis fainib/ _j\rembracida\ 3o9 



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 5. Ochrolomia zonifera, n. sp. PI. VIT, f. 2. . 



Form of 0. incerta, bVit brownish olivaceous, the and head 

 the anterior portion of the pronotum reddish castaneous ; lateral 

 margins almost to the apex, a broad triangular or pyramidal 

 sinuated patch on each side, the two almost imiting in the centre 

 of the dorsum so as to form an interrupted belt, and a broad 

 V shaped zone across the posterior portion, creamy-yellowish 

 bordered with black ; punctuation considerably finer than in the 

 two preceding species. Length 1\, width at humeral angles, 

 4 mm. 



Mexico (ex Coll. Saimders). Type Brit. Mus. 



Darnis elegantula, Perty (not quoted by Walker), seems to 

 be referable to this genus. 



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6. Ochrolohiia elegantula. 



Dai'nis elegantula, Perty, Delect. Auim. pi. 35, fig. 11 ■ 

 (1830-34). 

 Brazil. 



STICTOPELTA, Stal. v\ , 



1. Stictopelta affinis. ■• 



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Darnis affinis, Guerin, Icon. Rcgne Anim. 'texte p. 364, Ins. . 



pi. 59, fig. 2 (1829-44). ' ^ 



Darnis transversalis, Walker, List Homopt. Suppl. p. 148 • 



(1858)_. 



Mexico (Salle). Walker's type, Brit. Mus. 



•l'^Stict(ypelta polita, n. sp. PI. VII, f. 1. 



Shining black ; head fulvous, with two central triangular 

 spots surrounding the posterior ocelli, a spot on each side close 

 to the eyes, and a slender bisinuated marginal line at the back, 

 black ; humeral margin of the pronotum and a broad lateral 

 marginal fusiform patch yellow ; tegmina red-brown ; under 

 surface of body black ; coxa3 black, femora black with a round 

 spot below and the knees fulvous ; tibis and tarsi mahogany red. 

 Length 9, width at humeral angles 5 mm. 



Ega (Bates). Type Brit. Mus. 



Allied to the preceding species but larger, much more shining, 

 more finely punctured, the pronotum black instead of piceous, 

 not spotted in front, the head spotted with black, the legs alto- 

 gether differently coloured. 



