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Genus GERGITHUS. 



Gergithus, Stc% Ofv. Vct.-Ak. Fork, xxviii, p. 7r>0 (1870) : Melich. 



Mon. Issiden, p. 58 (190(5). 

 Hemisphan'ius, Melich. Hovi. Faun. Ceylon, p. 74 (ISOIJ). 

 Heoiisphierius, part., Dist. vol. iii, p. 3o9. 



Type, G. schatoni, 8tal. 



Distribution. Oriental and Malayan Regions ; Japan and Cliiua *. 



This genus is to be separated from llem%spli(xrius by the very 

 elongate face, the latei'al margins of which are continuous with 

 the lateral margins of the clypeus. This appears to be the salient 

 character of the genus when examined througli a long series of 

 species. 



The descri])tion, founded on a Ceylon species, is published in a 

 footnote to Stal's " Hemiptera insularum Philippinaruin," and 

 was overlooked by both Melichar and myself when working out 

 the Ceylonese species ; we then considered that all the species 

 could be placed under one genus. 



3263. Gergithus erebus, sp. n. 



Body above shining black ; the margins of vertex broadly 

 ochraceous ; body beneath and legs ochraceous ; face virescent, 

 with a broad central sanguineous longitudinal fascia and the 

 extreme lateral margins ochraceous; clypeus centrally pale vires- 

 cent, with narrow submarginal sanguineous fascite ; femora and 



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Fig. 76. — GergitliKS erehus. 



tibia) with more or less distinct black linear markings, anterior 

 tarsi, apices of intermediate and postei'ior tarsi and spines to 

 posterior tibia), black ; tegmiua thickly finely pilose ; face elongate, 

 about twice as broad as long, medially moderately ampliated ; 



* Melichar (Mon. Issiden, p. 62) has described a species, G. vidulus, as 

 from "Siidafrika: Pond i cherry," a locality which prevents recognition. 



