476 MR. w. L. DISTANT ON [June 17, 



transverse series of dark punctures between the lateral angles which 

 are produced into long, somewhat acute, and slightly ascending 

 black spines ; posterior half of the pronotum chocolate-brown, 

 coarsely and thickly punctate. Corium and scutellum chocolate- 

 brown and coarsely punctate, the last with three large levigate 

 luteous spots, situate one in each basal angle and one at apex ; 

 corium with the anterior lateral margin obscurely ochraceous, 

 followed by a marginal series of blackish punctures. Membrane 

 bronzy. Connexivum ochraceous. Body beneath pale ochraceous ; 

 the sternal and abdominal incisures, some small sternal spots, a 

 sublateral fascia on each side commencing at pronotal angles and 

 terminatinsr at apex of abdomen, a central fascia crossing the last 

 two abdominal segments of the stigmata, black. Rostrum reaching 

 the second abdominal segment, "ith it> apex black. Legs muti- 

 lated. Antennae with the basal joint ochraceous, its apex blackish, 

 the second joint blackish (remainder mutilated). 



Long. 10 niillim. Exp. pronot. angl. 8 millim. 



Allied to A, ffrandiuscu/a, Dist., from the Catneroons, but distin- 

 guished by the long and acute pronotal angles, different markings of 

 the pronotum, &c. 



25. Carbula melacantha. 



Citneai melacanthus, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iv. p. 103. 94 (1794). 



26. Zangis guineensis. 



Edessa ffuineensis, Fabr. Syst. Rhyn. p. 151. 27 (1803). 



27. Nezara orbiculata, n. sp. 



Broadly ovate ; pale olivaceous green ; lateral margins of the 

 pronotum, basal lateral margin of corium, and margins of the con- 

 nexivum very narrowly paier green. Membrane pale greyish. 

 Upper surface very thickly and finely punctate. Body beneatli 

 somewhat paler ; abdominal spine and the coxae ochraceous. Eyes 

 greyish brown ; antennse with the basal jouit green, second and, 

 third joints pale fuscous, about subequal in length, or second joint 

 very slightly shorter than the third (fourth and fifth joints muti- 

 lated). Abdominal spine not jiassing the intermediate coxae. 

 Rostrum brownish ochraceous, its apex pitchy and reaching the 

 posterior coxse. 



Long. 17 millim. Max. lat. 13 milhm. 



This species, by its peculiar shape, is allied to the N. o., Sign., 

 from which it differs in its larger size, the paler margins to the pro- 

 notum and corium, and in the second and third joints of the antennae 

 bemg about subequal in length. 



Subfam. Tesseratomin^. 



28. Tesseratoma nemorivaga, n. sp. 



Brownish ochraceous ; margins of the pronotum and basal mar- 

 gins of the corium very narrowly darker in hue ; connexivum dull 



