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corium, and a black transverse spot near apical angle ; membrane 

 black, narrowly white at basal outer angles, and with a white 

 spot at apex ; antennae with the first joint reaching apex of 

 head, second and third longest and subequal in length ; posterior 

 lobe of pronotum coarsely punctate ; clavus longitudinally 

 punctate, the transverse fascia to corium somewhat coarsely 

 punctate ; membrane very slightly passing abdominal apex , 

 anterior tibioe ( $ ) not spined. 



Length 5 millim. 



Hah. Pegu {Coll. Dist.) 



This species, apart from the generic character of the eyes, 

 possesses a simulative appearance to Caridops gibha, Bergr. (vol. ii, 

 p. 57;. 



Genus MARAMALDUS. 

 (To follow Eucosmetus, Vol. II, p. 55.) 

 Maramaldu3, Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) iii, p. 3.3.3 (1909). 



Type, M. admistus, Dist. 



Distribution. N.W. India. 



Head long, broad and convex, constricted behind the eyes, the 

 central lobe distinctly prominent at apex ; antennae with the first 

 joint distinctly passing apex of head, second and third joints 

 subequal in length, each longer than fourth ; rostrum shghtly 

 passing the anterior coxae, first joint not nearly reaching base of 

 head ; pronotum with the anterior lobe (including collar) more 

 than twice as long as posterior lobe, with a distinct broad anterior 

 collar, convex, narrowed anteriorly and posteriorly, smooth and 

 shining, the collar coarsely punctate, posterior lobe coarsely 

 punctate (except near its anterior margin), its lateral angles 

 distinctly acutely spined ; scutellum slightly longer than broad, 

 coarsely punctate ; abdomen moderately concavely constricted on 

 basal half, its apex truncate ; anterior femora strongly incrassate, 

 strongly constricted at base and moderately narrowed at apex, 

 spined beneath ; tibiae curved, not spined in $ ( c? unknown) ; 

 hemelytra not reaching apex of abdomen. 



Allied to Eucosmetus, but first joint of antennae distinctly passing 

 apex of head, anterior lobe of pronotum longer and with a broad 

 anterior collar, hemelytra not reaching apex of abdomen, &c. 



2830. Maramaldus admistus, Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) iii, p. 333 



(1909), 



Head, pronotum, scutellum, and body beneath shining black ; 

 anterior collar and posterior lobe more opaque and strongly punc- 

 tate ; antennae stramineous, finely pilose, apical joint (excluding 

 base) piceous ; rostrum ochraceous, the basal joint piceous ; legs 

 stramineous, anterior femora (excluding apices) shining black, 

 anterior and intermediate femora with their apical areas piceous ; 

 connexivum spotted with stramineous ; corium castaneous brown. 



