GEOCORIS. ~^ 



little convexly rounded ; scutellum sparingly but coarsely granu- 

 lose; membrane not quite reaching abdominal apex nor covering 

 connexivum; corium strongly palely pilose, covering or almost 

 covering the connexivum. 



Length 2 to 2k millim. . „ 



Hah. Bombay Province; Matheran, 2500 feet, Igatpuri, 2000 feet 



(Pusa Coll.). , • 1 .1,- « ;. 



As in the previous species, the specimens on which this^ one is 

 founded are in a more or less greasy condition, which renders the 

 coloration difficult to determine. This more particularly apphe^ 

 to the membrane, which in some examples appears to be brownisn 

 grey, with the veins piceous. . • . i 



Besides the distinct markings of the corium the species is to be 

 recognized by the broader and comparatively shorter pronotum, 

 with its more convexly rounded lateral margins. 



Subfamily GEOCORINyE. (Vol. II, p. 29.) 

 Genus GEOCORIS. (Vol. II, p. 29.) 



2799. Geocoris superbus, Montand. (Piocoris), Ann.Mus. Nut. Himy. 

 V, p. 9G (1907). 

 " Head of moderate size, a little narrower (including the eyes)than 

 the breadth of the pronotum behind, smooth, of f l^^ilii^^^^ oclira- 

 ceous yellow with the part anterior a little arched before the eyes, 

 the extremity of the gense and of the tylus a little prominent ; eyes 

 not very projecting nor much prolonged behind, intraocular space 

 in front nearlv twice as broad as the transverse diameter ot one 



Fig. 9. — Geocoris mperlms. 



eye • pronotum very transverse, about twice as broad at the base as 

 medially long with the lateral margins converging in front, the 

 anterior margin a little roundly arched, thus forming a very 

 obtuse anterior angle at the junction with the lateral margins; 

 surface of the pronotum smooth, brilliant, with some very scarce 

 and superficial punctures, a httle more dense and better marked on 

 a transverse discoidal line, which posteriorly limits the cicatrices. 



