22 MEMBRACID^. 



2129. Telingana pallipes, Sm (LeptoMus), Ofv. Vet.-Ak. Fork. 1869, 



p. 284 ; Atkins. J. A. S. B. liv, p. 82 (188o). 



" Black, distinctly punctate ; lateral margins of pronotum and 

 sternum, and base of scutellum densely ochraceoasly sericeous ; 

 tegmina sordidly vinaceous, base of clavus, entire costal area and 

 radial area at base and outwardly beyond middle black, punctate ; 

 lateral processes of pronotum slender, moderate, gradually 

 acuminate, straight, turning outwards, above uniearinate, beneath 

 bicarinate ; posterior process slightly curved towards the base, 

 thence stx^aight, distant from the scutellum ; legs yellow-ferru- 

 ginous. 



" Like T. curvispina, Stal, but lateral processes of pronotum 

 shorter, moi'e slender, turning outwards, very little upward ; 

 posterior process not reaching the apex of the scutellum; face 

 narrower at apex." (Stdl.) 



"Length 5 to 5| ; breadth 2 millim." 



Hah. India (Jide Stdl). 



Genus PARAPOGON, nov. 



Type, P. Jcanch/iana, Dist. 



Ilab. Ceylon. 



Allied to Telinr/ana, from M'hich it differs by the veins to the 

 apical area of the tegmina being strongly curved inwardly as in 

 the genus Pogon. Apart from this character and the produced 

 lateral processes of the pronotum, Parapogon has a strong super- 

 ficial resemblance to Machosrotypus. 



2130. Parapogon kandyiana, sp. n. 



Head and pronotum black, finely, shortly, palely pilose ; a spot 

 on each side of base and another near apex of scutellum 

 cretaceously sericeous ; basal margin of front of pronotum and 

 some angulate markings on its posterior lateral areas, lateral 

 margins of clypeus, and sternum and abdomen beneath more or 





Fig. 20. — Parapogon kandyiana. 



less cretaceously sericeous ; legs testaceous ; tegtniua subhyaline ; 

 base and anterior area for about two-thirds the length and a spot 

 on inner margin near end of clavus piceous, finely palely pilose, 

 the whole inner area bronzy, the apex hyaline ; pronotum finely 

 punctate ; the lateral processes as seen from above slender, very 

 slightly upturned and moderately directed backward, apices acute; 



