INUKA. 99 



the pronotum is a sexual character as described in the case of 

 S. forsteri. 



Add : Hah. Ceylon ; Kaita ( Green). 



2873. Scantius coriaceus, sp. n. 

 coriaceus, Si(jn. MS. 



Black ; anterior and lateral margins of pronotum and lateral 

 margins of sternum narrowly dull reddish ; head above closely 

 finely granulose ; antennae robust, first joint considerably passing 

 apex of head, first and second joints subequal in length, third 

 shoi-t, about half the length of second, fourth mutilated in typical 

 specimen ; pronotum transversely impressed near middle, the 

 lateral margins nearly straight and finely longitudinally punctate 

 a curved transverse coriaceous line before anterior margin, the 

 anterior lobe somewhat smooth and convex, the posterior lobe 

 somewhat thickly punctate; scutellum, corium, and clavus obscurely- 

 pilose and sparingly coarsely punctate ; membrane very short or 

 rudimentary, the apex convexly rounded and i-eaching the base 

 of the penultimate abdominal segment ; anterior femora apically 

 incrassate, finely spinous beneath near apex ; rostrum imperfectly 

 seen in carded typical specimen. 



Length 7 millim. 



Hah. "India" {Vienna Museum). 



Genus INDRA. 

 Indra, Kirk. ^- Edw. Wien. ent. Zeit. xxi, p. 170 (1902). 



Type I. philarete. Kirk. & Edw., from Java. 



Bistrihution. Java and Ceylon. 



"Distinguished from Dermatinus. Scantius, and P/p-rhocoris by the 

 structure of the head and pronotum. Short, finely hairy ; vertex 

 with three longitudinal cavities as far as the antennal tubercles 

 from there as far as the tip (between the tylus and the juga) with 

 two cavities ; antennal tubercles very conspicuous, on the front side 

 pointed, spiny ; bucculse visible, roundish : head (with the stalkless 

 eyes) as broad as front margin of pronotum ; rostrum short, 

 reaching to base of eyes; pronotum coarsely punctate ('the area 

 cii-cumscripta' excejjted), a little transverse, lateral margins sinuous 

 and only slightly reflexed ; scutellum a little gibbous ; hemelytra 

 not as long as pronotum, posteriorly truncated ; clavus and corium 

 united ; incisures of fourth and fifth (Stal's third and fourth) 

 abdominal tergites curved near lateral margins." {Kirl-akhj tf- 

 Edwards.) 



2874. Indra glebula, Bredd. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 1909, p. 299. 



" Unicolorous, dull pitchy black ; above with short, upright dusty 

 grey hairs ; hemelytra entirely leathery, without membrane, 

 coarsely and moderately thickly punctured, each hemelytron with a 



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