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the night, as when it was observed on the morning of the 2nd November 

 it was seen to have covered its new skin with a very thick coating 

 of dnst and dirt, mnch thicker even than in its earlier stage. As the days 

 went on, several dead flies, together with other rubbish, were found 

 collected on the back of the bug, presumably placed there by it after it 

 had sucked them dry. It was also noticed that it seldom attacked 

 the flies by day unless it had had no food for several days. These bugs 

 have a habit of seeking dark corners in houses and crevices in trees and 

 probably never feed in bright sunshine. Our larva was, however, always 

 on the alert during the day and when disturbed it would make a sudden 

 dart from one place to another, remaining perfectly still for some time, 

 thus giving itself the appearance of a piece of rubbish being blown about 

 by the wind. It continued to add fresh rubbish to its cloak and thus 

 seemed to grow bigger daily until it emerged as an adult on the 10th 

 of March, 1917. It is probable that a whole year is occupied in its com- 

 plete life-cycle. 



The two cast skins and the adult are preserved in the collection of 

 the Zoological Survey of India. 



Ectomocoris cordiger, Stal. 



181)1). Ectomocoris cordiger, Stal, Ofv. Vei.-Ak. Forh. 186(j, p. 256. 



1873. Pirates adjunctus. Walker, Cat. Het. VII, p. 114. 



1902. Ectomocoris cordiger. Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) X, p. 283. 

 190-1. Ectomocoris cordiger. Distant, Faun. Brit. hid. Rhyn. II, p. 295. 



Barkuda, 15— 25-vii-16. 



Kecorded from North Bengal ; Sylhet ; Bombay ; Bor Ghat ; Ceylon ; 

 Persian Gulf. Represented in the collection of the Zoological Survey of 

 India from Bengal : Calcutta (at light), Madhupur (at light), Tinpahar, 

 near Rajmahal. Behar : Purneah. Chota Nagpur : Ranchi and base 

 of hills, Chakradharpur, Singhbhum district. United Provinces : 

 Meerut, Almora, 5,500 ft., Kumaon. S. India : Nilgiris, 3,500 ft. 

 Lower Burma : Kawkareik to third camp, Amherst district. 



Harpactor marginatus (Fabr.) 



1794. Reduriiis iii'inii Nfiliis, Fabric-iu.s, Eiit. Syst. IV, p. 196. 



1874. Cliirillus margi iiatus, Stal, Ent. Hem. IV, p. 39. 



1881. Harjiactor marginatum. Renter, .Ic. Soc. Sc. Fenri. XII, p. 29.-{. 

 1891. Si/caniis ? militaris, Kirby, Journ. Linn. Soc. Zool. XXIV, p. 119. 



1903. Harpactor m.arginatus. Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) XI, p. 205. 



1904. Harpactor marginatus. Distant, Faun. Brit. hid. Rhyn. II. p. 332. 



Barkuda, 21-vii-14. 



Recorded from " North India ; "' Vizagapatam ; Ceylon. Repre- 

 sented in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India from Bengal : 

 Calcutta ; Tinpahar, near Rajmahal. Chota Nagpur : Chaibassa. 

 United Provinces : Hardwar and Lucknow. Bombay : Dhom, Krishna 

 Valley, ca. 2,400 ft. ; Beyt, Dwarka, Kathiawar ; Uparkot, Janagadh. 

 Kathiawar ; Sasan, Kathiawar. Madras : Vizagapatam. South India : 

 Bangalore. 



Harpactor squalus, Dist. 



1904. Harpactor squalus. Distant, Fau)i. lirit. Ind. Rhyn. II, p. 333. 



Barkuda, xi-14 and 15 — 22-vii-16. 



