1895.] HEMIPTERA-HOMOPTERA OF THE ISLAND OF ST. VINCENT. 61 



Catonia, gen. no v. 



I'orm of Flectoderes, and apparently related to that genus in 

 general structure. Long subovate, with the liemelytra opaque 

 throughout, almost straight, but feebly curved at base and apex, 

 with the veins coarse and prominent. Vertex about half as wide 

 as the pronotum, tapering a little towards the tip, a little longer 

 than the large subglobular eyes, scooped out lengthwise and 

 carinated, the tip more or less acutely curved and with the mai'gin 

 reflexed, arched above, base triangularly excavated, and carinate on 

 the border ; front long, carinated, widening towards the epistoma, 

 and with curving reflexed sides, the reflexed border continued on 

 the epistoma. Rostrum reaching to the posterior coxae. Pronotum 

 constituting a very narrow collar, triangularly excavated behind 

 and prolonged into the triangular aperture of the head, the pleural 

 part expanded into a wide rounded flap below the eyes. Mesonotum 

 a little wider than long, sinuated each side in front, tricarinate, 

 triangularly narrowing posterioi-ly, with the scutellum depressed 

 and nearly equilateral triangular. Posterior tibiae unarmed, 

 excepting at tip, where the middle spine is much longer than the 

 others. Veins of disk of corium simple and nearly straight, the 

 radial vein forked behind the middle of the corium and the second 

 ulnar also forked at nearly the same distance, the apical series of 

 areoles forming a nearly symmetrical curve around the arc of the 

 apex of membrane, but arrested in the inner angle by a long and 

 wide, nearly straight areole ; costal space most opaque, long, acute 

 at tip, and bounded there by a small triangular cell. Antennae 

 composed of a large globular base, with a very fine bristle projecting 

 from it. 



Catonia inteicata, sp. nov. 



Fuscous, somewhat shaded with paler colour. Face a little paler 

 than the body, minutely and closely speckled with fuscous, the 

 carinated margin interrupted with fuscous ; front a little longer 

 than wide, slightly tapering at apex, prominently carinated on the 

 lateral margins, and there more distinctly marked with pale dots ; 

 cheeks and pleural pieces marbled and speckled with fuscous and 

 testaceous. Pronotum testaceous, dotted with fuscous. Legs 

 smoke-brown, the anterior and middle tibiae with a yellow band on 

 the middle, besides others at base and tip, and on posterior tarsi. 

 Mesonotum minutely dotted with testaceous. Hemelytra covered 

 with minute pale granules, the costal area varied with testaceous, 

 and sometimes tinged with rufous at tip, longitudinal veins 

 interruptedly testaceous ; the membrane paler, margined with 

 fuscous, also with two arcuated brown clouds, the longitudinal 

 veins brown and white at intervals, white at tip, the transverse 

 veins white. Venter dull fuscous, with patches of white on the 

 middle and sides. 



Length to tip of abdomen 4 mm. ; to end of hemelytra 5g. mm. 



One specimen was secured in the Petite Bordelle Valley, at an 



