True-bug eggs

These insect eggs were clustered together (about 12 )on a spiny fern-like trailing plant. There was no sign of other eggs on the plant or other insect life.
Must return to the spot to check if they have hatched !!

Pic # 3 was taken two days later - some of the eggs had turned partially transparent. The black spots were now triangular in shape with two spots on either side above the triangle. I did spot what looked like a nymph on the same plant but he was a little too fast. I believe now that the eggs are those of a Hemipteran (Coreid or Pentatomid)