COSMOSCARTA. 



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Distribution. Oriental, Malayan, and Eastern Palsearctic llegions. 



The species belonging to Cosmoscarta were formerly included in 

 the old Fabrician genus Cercopis. From this it differs, as pointed 

 out by Stal, in having the front very large and tumid, obtuse, 

 extended on the facial side almost to the eyes, devoid of any 

 lono-itudinal furrow or keel. The posterior tibiae have a strong 

 spine beyond the middle and a small spine more or less developed, 

 sometimes almost obsolete, near base. It is distinguished from 

 Phijrnatostetha by the greater breadth of the pronotura. 



This is a very extensive genus and is largely represented ni the 

 fauna of British India. The species are very difficult to group 

 by structural characters which generally in allied species are of 

 inconstant or secondarv character, though further study may 

 discover a better method. They are found, however, ui groups ni 

 which the markings of the tegmina provide much guidance ; these 

 I have largely used as most helpful to the readers of this book 

 in British India, at the same time describing the structural 

 characters of each species. 



A. Terjmina ivith transverse pale fascue. 



a. Pronotum blacl; bluish blade, or castaneous. 



2302. Cosmoscarta heroina, sp. n. 



Head (including face), pronotum, and prosternura dark, shining 

 bluish-black ; meso- and metasterna, legs, and abdomen above and 

 beneath sanguineous : tegmina black, basal area anda transverse 

 fascia before apical area sanguineous ; wings pale fuliginous, base 



Fig. 95. — Cosmoscarta heroina, 



and costal margin narrowly sanguineous; head transversely 

 impressed before eves; prouotum with a central longitudinal 

 carination on its anterior half; mesosternum with two well- 

 developed central tubercles between which the rostrum passes 

 and about reaches the intermediate coxae ; face globosely pro- 

 minent, transversely striate; tegmina very thickly and finely 

 punctate, the reticulate veins on the apical area prominently 



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