176 APPENDIX. — MBMBRACID.il, 



near Puri (iV. Annandale). N.E. Madras ; Lake Chilka (iV. 

 Annandcde). Calcutta (J. Caunter). 



Allied to C. tuherculatus, Motsch. (vol. iv, p. 72, fig. 59). 



COCCOSTERPIIUS OBSCURUS. (Vol. lY, p. 73, fig. 60.) 

 Add: Hah. Calcutta (on Boerhavia repeiis — F. H. Gravely). 



Greniis INSITOR, nov. 



Tvpe, /. exemplijicatus, Dist. 



Distribution. Nilgiri Hills. 



Pronotum anteriorly prominently elevated, compressed, its 

 apical surface anteriorly and posteriorly subconvexly ampliated, 

 viewed from the front appearing as a prominent spine, the lateral 

 angles obsoletely prominent, posterior process strongly concavely 

 sinuate, its apical area convexly ampliate, not reaching the claval 

 apex ; no complete scutellum ; tibiae not dilated ; tegmiua with 

 the apical areas moderately straight. 



The peculiar and distinct structure of the pronotum is the 

 salient character of this genus. 



3385. Insitor exemplificatus, sp. n. 



Pronotum fuscous or piceous brown ; legs ochraceous ; tegmina 

 dull greyish, irregular blackish spots in clavus, basal area brownish 

 ochraceous, a broad ti-ansverse fascia beyond middle, becoming 

 evanescent before inner margin, a spot at posterior angle ijOf the 



Fig. 131. — Inst for exemplifieuti.s. 



inner margin, and some small scattered apical spots, piceous or 

 black ; pronotum thickly, strongly punctate, the front moderately 

 pilose ; dark basal area to the tegmina thickly punctate ; other 

 structural characters as in generic diagnosis. 



Length 3| to 4 milhm. 



Hah. Nilgiri Hills {T. V. Camphell). 



Genus PARAYASA, nov. 



Type, P. typica, Dist. 

 Distribution. South India. 



Allied to Yasa, Dist. (vol. iv, p. 74), but with four large apical 

 areas to the tegmiua ; the posterior pronotal process short and 



