134 A.PrENDIX. — HEBRII).?;. 



Geuus HYRCANUS, nov. 



Type, IJ . capitatus, Dist. 



Distribution. N. India. 



Head louger than broad, moderately attenuated anteriorly, the 

 apex subtruucate, the apices of the lateral margins on each side 

 spinously produced, somewhat obscurely centrally ridged ; eyes 

 small, not reaching the basal margin ; antenna) short, inserted 

 about midway between eyes and apex, tirst joint incrassate, about 

 as long as second which is curved and apically thickened, third 

 joint shortest, fourth thickened, pyriform, longer than third; 

 rostrum passing the intermediate coxte ; pi'onotum about half as long 

 as broad at humeral angles which are sub-prominent and rounded, 

 the lateral anterior margins sinuate and obliquely i^i;rrowing 

 to apex, the posterior lateral margins concavely obliquely tjinuate 

 to basal angles of scutellum, the anterior margin moderately con- 

 cave, posterior margin before scutellum almost truncate, the disk 

 is strongly declivous antei'iorly and somewhat broadly longi- 

 tudinally impressed; scutellum slightly longer than broad at base; 

 corium with the central margin about as long as greatest length of 

 membrane, its apical margins straightly oblique ; membrane in- 

 distinctly exhibiting two longitudinal veins on apical area ; legs 

 of moderate length, the femora distinctly thickened, narrowing to 

 apices and hirsute, basal joint of tarsi very long and thickened, 

 narrowed at base. 



The peculiar structure of the head and autennoe distinguishes 

 this genus. 



2907. Hyrcanus capitatus, sp. n. 



Body above black, somewhat shining, the membrane opaque ; 

 head beneath and sternum black, abdomen beneath greyish 

 ochraceous, thickly finely toiuentose ; legs black, bases of femora 



Fig. 72. — Hyrcanns capitalus. 



and their under surfaces reddish ochraceous ; antennas finely 

 pilose, the tirst and second joints obscure ochraceous, third and 



