some allied PentatomidaG. 391 



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

 lateral lobes ; the pronotal angles are moderately and sub- 

 acutely produced ; the lateral pronotal margins are somewhat 

 obscurely denticulated ; the posterior angles of the sixth 

 abdominal segment are only moderately produced. 



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



Ilab. New Guinea ( Goldie) ; Duke of York Island. 



This species is rather aberrant in its generic characters, but 

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

 and not a Spudceus. 



Halys neelgiriensis, sp. n. 



Ochraceous, thickly punctured with brassy black; head, 

 anterior area and lateral angles of pronotura metallic green ; 

 antennas 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 ou 

 each side near base ochraceous ; eyes castaneous, with their 

 inner margins ocliraceous ; 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 ocliraceous, 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 ; tibiaj with outer spots at 

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



Long. 20 millim. 



Bah. India, Neelgiri Hills [Hampson). 



This second Indian species of Halys 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 antennge much shorter than the third, &c. 



Nevisanus, gen. nov. 



Head about as long as central portion of the pronotura, 

 broad, the lateral margins moderately concavely sinuate, but 

 not toothed, the anterior margin truncate, the central and 



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