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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
Omyta delineata, Sttl, 1. c. p. 166, from North Australia. 
Pcecilometis. StSl describes P. fasdaluSf 1. c. p. 165, P. eximim, ibid., and 
P. histricuSf p. 166, North Australia j and P. modestus, p. 166,Moreton Bay. 
Ectmim pudicus, Stal, p. 167, Mysol \ B. generosus, Stal, ibid., Manilla. 
Pentatomides, 
Pentatoma. StSl (Hem. Afr. i.) divides this genus as defined by him into 
the following subgenera : — JEysarcoris (Ilabn), Aspavia (^=Mormidea, p.), 
Carhula^ Diirmia, { — Morniidaa,'^.), Ilipla, Vetema, Cappcea (Ellenr.), Cimra, 
Ilerda^ Theloris^ and JEUomorpha ( = ^P7/a). 
StEl describes Pentatoma perrondi (Montr. & Sign.) as a species of his 
genus Antestia, and Nezara conjluenta (M. S.) as a species of Pizeodorus 
(Fieb.). Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. v. p. 169. The same author (p. 170) refers the 
following described species to the genus Cappcea (Ellenr.) : — Pentatoma halys 
(StSl), Ilcdys twiorensis (Hope) and Pentatoma ventmlis (Dali.), trinotata 
(Hope), latipes (Dali.), scoruha (Dali.), trivialis (Dohrn), and boitardi (Montr. 
& Sign.). The last-named species is described. 
Signoret discusses the synonymy of Pentatoma perlatum (Panz.) and the 
other species of the genus AElioides (pcAvcia) — Platysolen (Fieb.). Ann. Soc. 
Ent. Fr. v. p. 116. 
The following species of this group are figured by Douglas & Scott, 1. c . : — 
jBlia acuminata (Linn.), pi. 2. fig, 6j ASlioides injlexa (Wolff), fig. 7 j Bysar- 
coris melanocephalus (Fab,), fig. 8 ; Pentatoma dissimile (Fab.), pi. 3. fig. 1 j 
Straehia oleracea (Linn.), fig. 2; Tropicoria rujipcs (Linn.), fig. 8; Piezodorus 
purpurcipennii (Hahn), iig. 9j and Acanl/iosoma hcemorrhoidale, pi. 4, fig. 1. 
New genera : — 
Sepontia, StSl, Hem. Afr, i. p. 133. Allied to Bysarcoris', head nearly 
perpendicular ; scutellum very large, little narrower than the body, frena 
very short. Sp. Bolbocoris misellus (StSl). 
VitelluSf StSl. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. v. p. 170. Allied to Rhynchocoris ; head tri- 
angular, rounded at apex, bucculm percurrent, with a tooth at apexj prothorax 
sinuated between the prominent posterior angles j inesosternum and meta- 
sternum elevated, the lamina of the former sometimes reaching apex of head. 
Known sp. Rhynchocoris austredis (Montr. & Sign.) and R. pimgens (M. & S.). 
New sp. V. insidaris, Stal, p. 170, fr’om Fiji ; V. pugionatus, StSl, p. 171, from 
Aru; and V, tnucronatus, StSl, ibid., from North Australia. 
Flaminia, StSl, Hem. Afr. i. p. 199. Allied to Rhaphigaster \ scutellum 
broad and rounded at apex, frena not reaching its middle, Sp. Bysarcoris 
natalensis (Dali.). 
Antestia, StSl, 1. c. p. 200, Allied to preceding genus {—Pentatoma, 
p., and p., auett.) j anterior and antoro-lateral margins of thorax 
rellexod or callous j scutellum broad at apex; mesosternum not carinated j 
abdomen with or without a basal spine. Known sp, Pentatoma maculata 
(Dali.), P. confusa, marginata, perpunctata (Sign.), Cimex olivaceus (Thunb.), 
Mormidea rotundata (Sign.), Pentatoma mauritii (Stal), Cimex hicinctus, 
loriventris (Germ.), Rhaphigaster maculiventris (Dali), dccoratulus, amonnis 
(StSl), transversus, parmdus (Sign.), and Pentatoma versicolor (Pal. B.). New 
sp. A. inermiventris, StSl, 1. c. p. 205, from South Africa ; A. sparmanni, StSl, 
ibid., from the Cape ; and A. gratiosa, StSl, 1. c. p. 209, from Calabar. 
