ASCiiisTCs. 4G9 



antennae dull obscure ochraceous, thickly, finely, darkly grauulose, 

 apical joint greyishly tomentose, the basal third fuscous-brown, 

 basal joint stoutest, considerably lonper than fourtli which is 

 shortest, second and tliird longest, almost subequal in length, 

 second only slightly longer than third ; rostrum scarcely passing 

 the anterior coxae ; head above bhickly granulosa towards apex, the 

 lateral margins and a short central basal longitudinal line somewliat 

 obscurely stramineous, the lateral lobes with their apices some- 

 what widely divergent ; pronotum elongate, about as long as broad 

 at base, narrowing to apex, the lateral margins nearly obliquely 

 straight, depressed anteriorly, anterior margin truncate; corium 

 with the veins prominent ; membrane not reaching the apical 

 segment ; connexivum brownish with small pale marginal spots ; 

 sternum finely obscurely punctate ; lateral margins of the heacl 

 beneath behind the antennae and enclosing eyes brownish ; lateral 

 margins of the abdomen beneath broadly (and enclosing the spiracles) 

 darker and more obscure ochraceous, before this darker margin 

 some small irregular black spots, the whole abdomen beneath 

 sprinkled with pale brownish and with a central longitudinal pale 

 brownish narrow fascia. 



Length 14 ; breadth between prouotal angles 3 millim. 



Hah. Nepal; Benikhola and Bijdura ; United Provinces, Naini 

 Tal Districts. 



To be readily separated from A. hrevicornis, Dall. (vol. i, p. 369) 

 by the short apical joint to the antennae. 



2749. Aschistixs sulcatus, sp, u. 



Head above, pronotum, scutellum and corium obscure dull 

 ochraceous, very thickly darkly punctate ; lateral margins of head 

 and pronotum, a central longitudinal line to the latter, apex of 

 scutellum, and about basal halves of lateral margins to corium 

 stramineous, levigate ; membrane hyaline ; body beneath and legs 

 pale ochraceous, legs somewhat pale testaceous ; antenna) verv 

 pale testaceous, fiuely granulose, first, second and third joints 

 distinctly sulcate, first and third joints subequal in length, second 

 longest, fourth shortest, considerably shorter than tliird : rostrum 

 distinctly passing the anterior coxae ; head above with the lateral 

 lobes prominently upturned at their apices giving a tuberculous 

 appearance ; pronotum elongate, about as long as broad at base, 

 narrowing to a[)ex, the lateral margins nearly obliquely straight, 

 anterior margin truncate ; corium with the veins prominent ; 

 membrane not quite reaching the apical segment ; connexivum 

 unspotted, fuscous-brown, its outer margin narrowly pale ochra- 

 ceous ; sternum finely punctate, a small black spot jiear the 

 intermediate and posterior coxa3 ; lateral margins of the head 

 beneath behind the antennae and enclosing eyes thickly darkly 

 punctate ; lateral margins of the abdomen beneath broadlv (and 

 enclosing the spiracles) darker and more obscure ochraceous, the 



