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first joint reaching the tip of the head, the second equal to the first 
and third together, third shorter than the fourth, fourth and fifth 
equal; rostrum reaching the posterior coxae, blue black, the labruin 
brown on the middle. Thorax moderately convex, deep blue, polished, 
the anterior surface with fine, deep, remote punctures, just before the 
middle is a transverse, smooth space, which is bounded posteriorly by 
an impressed, interrupted, punctured line, the surface posterior to this 
is coarsely, deeply punctured, lateral margins carinated, sinuated, hu¬ 
meral angles subacute; anterior margin with two small, reniform, orange- 
yellow spots, and each side before the humerus with a larger spot, which 
is produced upon the inferior surface. Scutellum with a large, smooth, 
orange-yellow spot at each basal angle and a larger one at the apex; 
deeply, remotely punctured at base, and with finer, closer punctures poste¬ 
riorly. Corium dull, with a tinge of purple, finely, shallowly, remotely 
punctured, the punctures becoming obsolete posteriorly; the exterior 
margin and apex polished, coarsely, deeply punctured, near the base is 
a small spot, and the apical margin yellow; membrane brown, project¬ 
ing beyond the abdomen. Beneath bright, deep blue, polished, coarsely, 
deeply, remotely punctured, postpectus each side with a carbon-black 
area, upon which a transverse short groove runs outwards from the 
stigmata. Ventral spine, transverse spot behind it, a large spot at the 
side of the 2nd segment, a streak at the side of the 4th and a spot at 
the side of the 5th yellow; punctures fine and dense at the sides, more 
remote and coarse nearer the middle, a silky spot each side of antepe¬ 
nultimate segment. Legs purplish-blue, the anterior tibiae a very little 
dilated. 
Length 8 millims. Humeral breadth 5 millims. 
Hah. Cuba, Prof. Poey. 
HALYDID^. 
PRIONOSOMA, Uhler. 
Head long, narrow, with the lateral lobes prominent, advanced in 
front of the tylus, but not meeting before it, the sides sinuated above 
the antennae, the tylus forming a prominent middle ridge, basal joint 
of the antennae just reaching the tip of the head, contracted at its ori¬ 
gin, much stouter than the following joints, the second and fourth 
subequal, all the joints with numerous stiff hairs; eyes hemispherical 
prominent, ocelli widely separated, placed near the eyes and base of 
