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XVIII. Contributions to a Knowledge of the Rhynchota. 

 By W. L. Distant. 



[Read November 6th, 1901.] 



Plate XVI. 



The following descriptions appertain to a number of inter- 

 esting species, some recently included in my collection. 

 For the species from Hainan Island and the two beautiful 

 Cicadas here figured, I have to thank my ever-helpful 

 friend Dr. E. A. Heath. 



An undescribed Catacanthus from India, where G. 

 incarnatus, Drury, is such a dominant and widely-spread 

 species, was unexpected, and G. mirabilis, sp. n., from 

 Travancore makes a second species of the genus known to 

 inhabit British India. A small collection placed in my 

 hands by Mr. R. Shelford, of the Sarawak Museum, contained 

 some interesting novelties, of which Goptosoma regmtm, 

 sp. n., is one of, if not the finest species in the genus, and 

 it is evident that our present knowledge of the Bornean 

 Rhynchota is still very imperfect. 



HETEROPTERA. 



Family PENTATOMIDiE. 



Subfamily PLATASPIDIN^J. 



Goptosoma regnum, sp. n. (Plate XVI, fig. 4, a. b.) 



Ochraceous ; head and a large apical sub triangular patch to 

 scutellum — occupying about half of the whole area — black ; head 

 with two ochraceous lateral spots containing some dark punctures ; 

 pronotum with scattered coarse black punctures and two waved 

 piceous lines on anterior area ; scutellum with scattered coarse dark 

 punctures on ochraceous area, the black apical area coarsely punctate 

 and with some castaneous reticulations ; sternum black, opaque ; 

 abdomen and legs pale castaneous, abdominal disk and segmental 

 margin black. 



Head broad, moderately convexly produced anteriorly, the central 

 lobe gibbously raised and reaching the anterior margin, margins of 

 the lateral lobes moderately reflexed ; pronotum with the lateral 

 angles distinctly broadly convexly subprominent. 



Long. 7 millim. Max. lat. 7 millim. 



TKANS. ENT. SOC. LOND. 1901. — PART IV. (DEC.) 



