CHILOCORIS. 



429 



impuuctate ; scutellum shorter thau broad at base, passing over 

 into the moderately broad, short, rounded, pointed part nearly 

 without observable bending, \\ith a few scattered dots on the 

 surface but without punctured lateral line ; corium very distinctly 

 larger than the membrane and with its acute angulated terminal 

 corner very far overhangiug the end of the scutellum hindwardly, 

 the membranous division not very much shorter than the claval 

 suture ; corium im punctate or almost so with a few quite obsolete 

 dots in the basal part of the clavus and inner angle of corium, an 

 impressed line near basal suture very finely and thickly punctured, 

 suddenly disappearing near base, costal area of corium between 

 the distinct ' rimula ' and the margin quite smooth, ivithout 

 iiapressed line, and without raised longitudinal veins, costal margin 

 without recognizable bristle pores ; odoriferous furrow running 

 through to almost the margin of the body, towards end gradually 

 curved backwards ; antennal joint 2 about one-third as long as joint 

 3, which is only a little shorter than 4 ; rostrum scarcely passing 

 anterior coxae." (Breddin.) 



" Length 3^ miUim." 



Hab. Bombay. 



This species was found by Assmuth iu the domicile of 

 Sole)W2}sis rufer, Ferr. 



By the kindness of Father Assmuth, the types of this and the 

 following species, contained in the collection of Wasmann, were 

 placed in my hands for figuring, Breddin located both in the 

 geuus Chilocoris, where I leave them, but the shape of the 

 scutellum scarcely admits their inclusion. 



2709. Chilocoris? solenopsides, B redd. (Chilocons) Ann. Soc. Ent. 

 Belg. xlviii, p. 408 (1904). 



Fig. 259. — Chilocoris'i solenopsides. 



" Dark piceous-brown ; tegmina rather dull whitish-yellow, the 

 puncturatiou, a broad band-like border along the outer half of the 



