PAMERANA.. 



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Genus PAMERANA. 

 (To follow Pamera, Vol. II, p. 51.) 



Pamerana, Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) iii, p. 331 (1909). 



Type, P. cuneata, Dist. 



Distribution. Bengal. 



Head shorter than prouotum, but longer than the auterior 

 lobe, ocelli near base and nearer to eyes iihan to each other, 

 antenniferous tubercles prominent and outwardly produced in 

 a short spinous tubercle, the apex ot" the central lobe distinctly 

 produced ; antennae with the first joint shorter than head, 

 second joint slightly longest, third and fourth subequal in 

 length ; rostrum reaching the intermediate coxae, first joint not 

 reaching base of head ; pronotum with a narrow anterior collar, 

 the anterior lobe subglobose and about as long as posterior lobe ; 

 scutellum about as long as broad ; clavus and costal area of 

 pronotum coarsely thickly punctate, the corium inwardly more 

 finely punctate ; membrane slightly passing the abdominal apex ; 

 anterior femora thickened, distinctly spined beneath, anterior 

 tibiae a little dilated at apex, all the tibiae about as long as the 

 femora, posterior tarsi with the basal joint much longer than 

 the remaining joints together. 



The spinously produced antenniferous tubercles are a prominent 

 character in this genus, which is allied to Pamera. 



2828. Pamerana cuneata, Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) iii, p. 332 (1909). 

 Head, pronotum, scutellum, clavus, and corium dull black, 



Fig. 26. — Pamerana cimeata. 

 head more shining black ; anterior pronotal collar (interrupted 



