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Genus DINDYMUS. (Vol. II, p. 110.) 



DiNDYMUS SITA. (Vol. II, p. 1] 3.) 



Physopelta sita, Bredd. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 1909, p. 296. 



As a " typical Plajsopelta " I Breddin has recorded this species 

 from the Ceylonese localities Auuradhapura and Nalanda. 



Genus DERMATINUS. (Vol. II, p. 115.) 



2871. Dermatinus erebus, Dist. {Dennantinus mispr.) Ann. Soc. Ent. 

 Behj. liii, p. 360 (1909). 



Black ; finely, shortly, greyishly pilose ; femora black, their 

 bases and extreme apices, coxae, trochanters, the tibiae and the 

 tarsi brownish ochraceous ; antennae black or piceous ; apex of 

 scutellum ochraceous ; antennae finely setose, with the second and 

 fourth joints longest and subequal in length ; rostrum reaching 

 the posterior coxte, basal joint castaneous and slightly passing base 

 of head, remaining joints brownish ochraceous ; pronotum very 

 finely granulate and shortly greyishly pilose, the lateral margins 

 shortly but distinctly reflexed, basal margin truncate, nearly 

 straight ; coriuin reaching the base of the fourth abdominal 

 segment and with its apex truncate. 



Length 5 millim. 



Uah. United Provinces ; Lucknow. Ceylon ; Hambantula 

 {Fletcher). 



Allied to D. luguhris, Dist., but smaller in size, the basal margin 

 of the pronotum nearly straight, apical margin of fourth abdominal 

 segment centrally less acutely produced, etc. 



Genus PYRRHOPEPLUS. (Vol. II, p. 115.) 



PmRHOPEPLUS POSTHUMUs to replace P. pictus (Vol. II, p. 116), 



Pyrrhopeplus carduelis var. posthumus, Horv. Term. Filz. xv, p. 135 



(1892). 

 Pyrrhopeplus posthumus, Horv. Ann. Mus. Hung, vii, p. 031 (1909). 



Add : Hah. Tibet {fide Horvdth). 



As Horvath states he has previously described T. p)ictus as 

 a variety of P. carduelis, Stal, and now recognises it as of 

 specific rank, the varietal name posthumus must tlaerefore replace 

 that oi pictus. 



Genus ARMATILLUS. (Vol. IV, p. 432.) 



Aematillus vebeucosus. (Vol. IV, p. 432.) 



As I have already explained (A. M. N. H. (8) iii, p. 345, 1909), 

 by an extraordinary taxonomical displacement, I included this 

 genus and species in the Pentatomidce. It is of course to be 

 enumerated with the Pyrrhocoridce. 



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