476 MK. W. L. DISTANT ON [Juue 1 7. 



transverse series of dark punctures between the lateral angles which 

 ^re produced into long, somewhat acute, and slightly ascending 

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

 coarsely and thickly punctate. Corium and scutelhini 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 

 terminatinii: 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 millim. Exp. pronot. angl. 8 millim. 



Allied to A. grandiuscula, Dist., from the Cair.eroons, but distin- 

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

 the pronotum, &c. 



2.5. Carbula melacantha. 



Cimex vielacanthus, Fabr. Ent. Sjst. \\. 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 beneatii 

 somewhat paler ; abdominal spme and the coxae ochraceous. Eyes 

 greyish brown ; antennte with the basal jonit 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 ])assing the intermediate coxae. 

 Rostrum brownish ochraceous, its apex pitchy and reaching the 

 posterior coxae. 



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



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 

 being about subequal in length. 



Subfam. TesseratominjE. 



28. Tesseratoma nemorivaga, n. sp. 



Brownish ochraceous ; margins of the pronotum and basal mar- 

 gins of the corium very narrowly darker in hue 5 connexivum dull 



