MABUTHAS. 



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the lateral margins oblique and slightly sinuate, the basal margin 

 straight, the anterior margin moderately concave ; scutellum sub- 

 triangular, much broader at base than long ; membrane not quite 

 reaching the abdominal apex ; femora robust, anterior femora 

 somewhat strongly spined beneath. 



Allied to Oxi/carenus, from which it differs by the length of the 

 rostrum, the spinous anterior femora, the membrane not reaching 

 abdominal apex, &c. 



2821. Maruthas saniosus, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and scutellum sanguineous ; antennae with the 

 basal joint sanguineous, second and third joints pale stramineous, 

 fourth joint reddish with the base stramineous; corium dull reddish, 

 the basal angle paler and more ochraceous, the basal half of costal 



Fig. 21. — Maruthas saniosus. 



margin hyaline ; membrane dark greyish ; body beneath and 

 femora sanguineous ; rostrum, tibiae, tarsi, and coxal spots 

 stramineous ; body shortly, somewhat strongly pilose ; lateral 

 margins of head and pronotum more longly pilose; head, ex- 

 cluding central lobe, somewhat granulose ; pronotum with the 

 anterior lobe shortly pilose and finely granulose, posterior lobe 

 coarsely punctate ; scutellum with some small scattered granules ; 

 corium coarsely, shortly, suberectly pilose ; sternum obscurely, 

 finely punctate ; abdomen beneath suberectly pilose, apical lateral 

 and apical margins more or less blackish. 



Length 5 millim. 



Hab. Ceylon; Feradeniya (Green). 



Associated with Oxycarenus Iceius in cotton bolls (E. E. Green). 



