PHBICODUS. — SCIOCORIS. 125 



Griseous or flavescent-griseoiis, pilose, remotely punctate and 

 more or less fuscously suffused, more particularly on basal area 

 of scutellum and apical marginal areas of the corium ; membrane 



Fig. 67. — Phricodus hystrix. 



pale greyish-brown ; connexivum greyish or pale ochraceous, with 

 large dark spots at the segmental incisures ; body beneath and 

 legs pale greyish or ochraceous, minutely sprinkled more or less 

 with fuscous. 



Length G to 6i millim, , v c • 



Hah. South India; Coimbatore. — South and Central Atrica, 

 Madagascar and Mauritius. . 



Mr T Bainbrigge Fletcher, who has sent me specnnens trom 

 Coimbatore, says " It is fairly common here at light and has also 

 been found on 'Gingelly plants {Sesamum indicum)." 



Genus SCIOCOmS. (Vol. I, p. 125.) 



SciocoBis LATERALIS. (Vol. I, p. 126 & Vol. IV, p. 436.) 

 Add: Hab. South India; Chikkaballapura (T. V. Campbell). 



3694. Sciocoris luteo-fasciatus, sp. n. 



Head pale castaneous-brown, thickly coarsely punctate; pro- 

 notum paler in hue, somewhat less coarsely punctate, the lateral 

 marginal areas pale ochraceous and with a central testaceous spot 

 in the anterior area ; scutellum palely ochraceous, with dense, fine 

 dark punctures, a large testaceous spot or suffusion on basa 

 area, some minute pale spots on basal margin, a central 

 discal pale carinate line and the apex paler and almost 

 impunctate; corium pale ochraceous, with dense, hue, dark 

 punctures ; membrane pale ochraceous or greyish more or less 

 speckled with black : connexivum ochraceous, with pale tuscous 

 spots at the segmental incisures ; body beneath ochraceous, two 

 dark submargiual fascia ; legs and rostrum stramineous ; antenuse 

 ochraceous ; head a Httle longer than broad, apex convex, the 



