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black ; membrane hyaline ; first joint of the antennae a little shorter 

 than the first joint of the rostrum, second joint half as long again 

 as the first." 



" Length 6 2-2-3 millim. ; $ 2-4-2-S millim." 



Hah. Trichinopoli. 



Dr. Schouteden has kindly sliown me two specimens of this 

 species, and Dr. Montandon has also sent me another specimen. 



Genus DINIELLA. (Vol. II, p. 73.) 

 2838. Diniella bengalensis, Bist. A.M.N.H. (8) ill, p. 3.34 (1909). 



Head, pronotum, and seutellum shining black ; pronotum with 

 the basal margin (very narrowly) and the posterior lateral angles 

 ochraceous ; antennae and corium ochraceous, the latter with a 

 transverse castaneous fascia crossing from costa to inner angle, 

 and then broadly continued on inner half of apical margin ; 

 membrane pale hyaline ; body beneath black ; legs and rostrum 

 ochraceous ; antennae robust, first joint shorter than second, second 

 and third subequal in length, each a little shorter than fourth ; 

 head sparsely finely punctate ; pronotum more coarsely punctate, 

 with indications of an obscure transverse impression ; clavus finely 

 sparingly longitudinally punctate, corium at claval suture with 

 two longitudinal rows of coarse punctures, disk of corium more 

 sparingly and irregularly punctate ; first joint of rostrum thickened 

 and passing base of head. 



Length 3 millim. 



Hah. Bengal. 



Allied to D. nitida, Eeut., from Madagascar and the Seychelles. 



Genus TEUTATES. 

 (To follow Arrianus, Vol. II, p. 74.) 

 Teutates, Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) iii, p. 335 (1909). 



Type, T. sculpttiratus, Dist. 



Dhtrihution. At present only known from Calcutta. 



Head about as long as breadth between the outer expanse of 

 eyes, broadly obtusely produced before insertion of antennae, the 

 margins of the central lobe prominent ; eyes not quite reaching the 

 anterior angles of the pronotum ; antennae with the first joint not 

 reaching apex of head, second joint about one and a half times the 

 length of the first (remaining joints mutilated in type) ; rostrum 

 reaching the apex of the anterior coxae, first joint not extending 

 to base of head, second and third joints subequal in length ; 

 pronotum a little more than half as long as breadth at base, the 



