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APPEN DIX. PENTATOMID^. 



Genus AURUNGABADA. 



Aurungabada, Dist. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. r., p. 408 (1906). 



Type, A. singulans, Dist. 



Distribution. Bombay. 



Head longer than pronotum, longer than broad, deeply trans- 

 versely incised between eyes, the lateral lobes broad and 

 subangularly ampliate, about as long as the central lobe which is 

 prominent, the anteoeular much longer than the postocular area, 

 ocelli situate on the posterior margin and much nearer eyes than 

 to each other ; antennae inserted at the extremity of a broad 

 groove in front of eyes, basal joint moderately thickened, not 

 reaching apes of head, third joint longest, fourth a little shorter 

 than fifth which has an apical liair-like appendage, fourth and 

 fifth joints distinctly sulcate ; rostrum of three joints, just passing 

 posterior coxae ; pronotum short, its posterior margin straightly 

 truncate, its anterior margin grooved for the reception of the 



Fig. 270.— Aurungahcula singular is. 



head, the lateral areas somewhat broadly produced ; scutellum 

 slightly less than half the length of abdomen ; corium long, 

 membrane very short ; posterior and intermediate tibiae con- 

 siderably curved and bent, anterior tibiae a little dilated at apices, 

 ail the tibiae strongly longitudinally sulcate ; femora moderately 

 tbicKened, the intermediate and posterior slightly curved ; tarsi 



