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P. 25. — Callidea, Am. Serv. typ., is a synonym of Calliphara, 

 Guer., not of Chrysocoris, Hahn. 



P. 46. — Irochrotus, Am. Serv. =Arctocoris, L. and S., the 

 latter being proposed as a "classical emendation" of Ursocoris, 

 which is identical with Odontoscelis. 



P. 88.— DiNiDOR, Latr., 1829, Lap. 1832 ; type, maculatus = 

 Empicoi'is, Leth. and Sev. 



P. 235. — DiCTYOCORis, M.a,jY.= Dinidor, Leth. and Sev. 



Vol. IL 



P. 30. — Metapodiessa, n. n. subgen. for Metapodius, Stal. 

 Metapodius is properly homotypical with Acanthocephala, Laporte. 



P. 86. — CocHRus, Stal. = Discogaster, Leth. and Sev. 



P. 86 —Discogaster, Burm. (1835, Herr.-Schaff. 1840) = 

 Coryzoplatus, Spin. Type, rhomhoideiis, Burm. 



P. 191. — Orthoea, Dallas = Pamem, Leth. and Sev. 



P. 194. — Ptochiomera, Say, 1832. type, nodosus=Plociomera, 

 Leth. and Sev. 



Vol. III. 



P. 93.— Ptilocnemus, M^ est. =Ptilocerus, Gray = Maof?/s, Am. 

 Serv. Type, fusciis, Gray. 



P. 93. — Ptilocnemidia, n. n.= Ptilocnemus, Am. Serv. Type, 

 lemur, Westw. 



Fam. Gerrid^. 



EoTRECHus, gen. nov. 



Facies of Gerris, Fabr., but distinguished by each tarsus being 

 terminated by two strong curved apical, aroliated claws. Tibiae cylin- 

 drical, not tapering. 



E. kalidasa, sp. nov. 



Dark blackish brown, tinged with fulvous, anterior lobe of pro- 

 notum with broad testaceous longitudinal stripe, posterior lobe more 

 or less rufescent. Elytra with fulvous costa and nervures. Legs and 

 antennte fulvous, femora paler beneath, blackish at apex. Lateral 

 margins of anterior lobe of pronotum widely testaceous. Head beneath 

 fusco-luteous, centrally black. Pleura black. Venter, including am- 

 bulacra, fusco-luteous. Eostrum reaching to middle of mesonotum.- 

 Abdomen canaliculate beneath ; seventh abdominal segment not pro- 

 duced spinosely or even angulate laterally. 



3' . Seventh segment beneath apically roundly emarginate. 



? . Seventh segment beneath apically truncate. Long. 10*5 mill., 

 lat. 1-8 mih. 



Hah. Carin Cheba, 900-1000 m. L. Fea, 1889 (Mus. Genoa). 



Gerris hesione, sp. n. 



Distinguished from the other American species of Limnogonus 

 by much smaller size and proportionately greater width. 



Black, base of head medianly, a round spot near anterior margin 

 of pronotum medianly, lateral margins of pronotum, ferruginous ; an- 



