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constricted before the middle, the posterior angles rounded and 

 slightly nodulose, the lateral margins nearly straight and moderately 

 oblique ; scutellum a little longer than broad at base, finely punctate, 

 distinctly longitudinally ridged near each lateral margin ; clavus 

 with several longitudinal series of punctures ; corium somewhat 

 sparsely punctate, the punctures mostly in longitudinal series ; 

 membrane with four veins connected at the basal cell ; rostrum 

 reaching the posterior coxae ; sternum distinctly punctate ; posterior 

 tibiffi distinctly finely spinulose, posterior tarsi with the first joint 

 longer than the two remaining joints together. Long. 4^ millim. 



Hab. Ceylon; Sigirya (E. E. Green). 

 Allied to L. crassiceps, Dohrn. 



Fam. CAPSID^. 

 Ernestinus, gen. nov. 

 Head broader than long ; eyes almost touching the anterior 

 margin of the pronotum, each extending slightly beyond the anterior 

 pronotal angles ; antenna inserted in front of eyes, basal joint longly 

 extending in front of head, its apical area moderately thickened, 

 second joint moderately thickened, about or almost twice as long as 

 first ; pronotum about as long as breadth at base, excluding the 

 anterior area convexly rounded and there thickly punctate, anterior 

 area distinctly foveolate near middle, posterior margin truncate, not 

 covering base of scutellum ; scutellum small, triangular, somewhat 

 transversely impressed at basal margin ; corium about twice as long 

 as broad, lateral margins nearly parallel, very slightly rounded ; 

 cuneus narrow, longer than broad ; membrane considerably passing 

 abdominal apex, with a large somewhat subquadrate basal cell ; legs 

 moderately slender, not spinulose. 



Closely allied to the Neotropical genus Pseudohrijocoris, Dist., 

 but differing in the truncate posterior margin of the pronotum, 

 the scutellum being thus quite uncovered. 



Ernestinus mimicus, sp. n. 

 Head, pronotum and scutellum black ; antennae with the first 

 and second joints black, basal area of the first and the remaining 

 joints very pale stramineous ; corium shining whitish hyaline, a 

 transverse fascia inwardly widened a little beyond middle of corium, 

 and the clavus, black ; cuneus greyish white ; membrane greyish 

 white, the basal cellular areas shining fuliginous ; body beneath 

 shining black ; rostrum, coxse and legs pale stramineous ; rostrum 

 reaching the posterior coxce; pronotum, excluding anterior area, very 

 thickly punctate ; other characters as in generic diagnosis. Long. 

 3^ millim. 



Hdh. Ceylon; Haragama (E. Ernest Green). "On aroid 

 plant, banks of river." 



This species in general appearance, coloration and markings 

 almost absolutely resembles Pseiulobryocoris bicolor, Dist., from 

 Panama (c/. Biol. Ceutr. Amer. Rhynch. i. p. 286, tab. xxviii. 

 fig. 3), the structure of the posterior margin of the pronotum 



