GEOTOMUS. 



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2705. Cydnus tanna, sp. n. 



Black ; corium stramineous ; membrane hyaline ; body beneath 

 black ; legs castaneous ; antennae piceous-brown, the last three 

 ioints moderately incrassate ; pronotum with tlie anterior halt 

 'u-labroLis, the posterior half thicldy punctate ; scutellum somewhat 

 fhickly iinely punctate; corium sparingly finely punctate; 

 membrane slightly passing the abdominal apex ; tibiae spmulose, 

 tarsi pale ochraceous. 



Length 4 millim. . r 7 i^ x 



Hah. Bombay {Dixon). Nepal ; Pharping {hid. Mus.). 



This species 'is to be recognized from any other of those here 

 enumerated from British India by the stramineous corium. This 

 is not an uncommon character in the genus among the Ethiopian 

 species. 



Genus MACROSCYTUS. (Vol. I, p. 94.) 



2706. Macroscytus electus, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum and scutellum shining piceous-black ; corium 

 pale dull ochraceous, the inner discal area darker in hue, costal 

 margin and a linear subcostal spot near middle black ; membrane 

 hyaline; body beneath black; antennse, rostrum and legs 

 castaneous-brown ; antennae with the last three joints moderate y 

 incrassate and subequal in length ; margins of the head hiiely 

 ciliate ; lateral margins of the pronotum and corium with long 

 spinulose hairs; pronotum glabrous with some very obscure 

 punctures, the anterior angles transversely prominent behind 

 eyes a small and indistinct foveation behind head ; scutellum 

 sparselv finely punctate, the apical area transversely wrinkled ; 

 membrane passing the abdominal apex ; tibiae strongly and longiy 



spinulose. 



Length 6 millim. 



Hob. Bengal ; Purneah. 



This species may be placed near M. transversus, Burm. (vol. i, 



p. 96). 



Genus GEOTOMUS. (Vol. I, p. 98.) 



2707. Geotomus opacus, sp. n. 



Black, opaque; posterior angles of the pronotum sometimes 

 testaceous ; tarsi stramineous ; membrane obscure hyaline, passing 

 the abdominal apex; antennae brownish-ochraceous, first and 

 second ioints almost cyhndrical, remaining joints incrassate, 

 second joint shortest, fifth longest ; head finely granulose, ocel i 

 nrominent and placed near eyes ; pronotum thickly punctate with 

 a transverse linear impression a little behind middle, the posterior 



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