Vol. xxiii] 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 



Pseudapines geminata V. Duz. 



This insect seems to be widely distributed. The types came 

 from New South Wales and I have received it both from South 

 Australia and West Australia. It was described as an Apines, 

 but I cannot share Van Duzee's opinion that "this specie? 

 agrees in all generic characters with Apines concinna Dallas." 

 It differs in so many points from the Indian concinna as de- 

 scribed and figured by Dallas and Distant, that a new genus, 

 Pseudapines, must be founded upon it. The differential char- 

 acters appear from the comparative diagnoses given below. 

 The pale submarginal scutellar vittse are often broadly inter- 

 rupted by black in the middle. 



Apines Dall. 



Head about as broad as long, 

 narrowing from the anteocular 

 sinus to the rounded apex. 



Antennae more than half the 

 length of the body. 



First joint of rostrum reach- 

 ing base of head, third joint 

 shorter than the fourth, which is 

 almost as long as the second. 



Pronotum in the middle much 

 longer than the head, not strongly 

 transverse, moderately narrowed 

 toward the apex. 



Mesosternum sulcated in the 

 middle. 



Oriflcia prolonged in a rather 

 long, gradually tapering sulcus di- 

 rected obliquely forward. 



Hemelytra barely reaching the 

 apex of the abdomen, corium not 

 reaching penultimate connexival 

 segment. 



Legs long, femora reaching 

 much over the lateral margins of 

 the body, basal and apical joint of 

 tarsi subequal in length. 



Pseudapines nov. gen. 



Head broader than long, sub- 

 parallel from the anteocular sinus 

 to the broadly subrotundately 

 truncate apex. 



Antennae less than half the 

 length of the body. 



First jomt of rostrum not 

 reaching base of head, third joint 

 longer than the fourth, which is 

 scarcely longer than half the sec- 

 ond joint. 



Pronotum in the middle as long 

 as the head, strongly transverse 

 and strongly narrowed toward the 

 apex. 



Mesosternum carinated in the 

 middle. 



Orificia prolonged in a short, 

 suddenly discontinued sulcus di- 

 rected straight outward. 



Hemelytra considerably passing 

 apex of abdomen, corium reach- 

 ing the middle of last connexival 

 segment. 



Legs very short, femora not 

 reaching the lateral margins of the 

 body, basal joint of tarsi shorter 

 than apical joint. 



