1918.] C. A. Paiva : RJiynchoia from Barkudti I. ll 



Kecorded only from Sikkini ; Punkabari. Represented in the collec- 

 tion of the Zoological Survey of India from Bengal : Manbhum. 

 Chota Nagpur : Chakradharpur ; pass between Chaibassa and Chakra- 

 dharpur. Orissa : Balugaon and Dhauli, Puri district ; Hill above 

 Barkul, Puri district, — 1,000 ft. Madras : under stone on hill near 

 Rambha, and at Rambha, Ganjam district. 



Harpactor fuscipes (Fabr.) 



17S7. Jieduviu.s fuscipes, Fabricius, Mant. Ins. II, p. 312. 



1803. Reduvius fuscij^es, Fabricius, Syst. Bki/ng., p. 278. 



1804. Reduvius sanguinolentus, Wolff, Ic. Cim. IV, p. 16G, f. 160. 

 182.5. Reduvius corallinus, Lo Foletier et Serville, Enc. Mith. X, p. 279. 

 18()8. Reduvius fuscipes, Stal, Hem. Fabr. I, p. 110. 



1891. Hdipctctor bicoloratus, Kirby, Journ. Linn. Soc. Zool. XXIV, p. 120. 



1903. Hdrpuctor fuscipes. Distant". Ann. Miuj. Sat. Hist., (7) XI, p. 20."). 



1904. Hnrjinctor fuscipes. Distant, Faun. Brit. Ind. Rhyn. II, p. 333. 



Barkuda, 17— 21-vii-14, 15— 22-vii-16. 



Recorded from Bombay, Bor Ghat ; Ceylon. Represented in the 

 collection of the Zoological Survey of India from Bengal : Calcutta ; 

 Siliguri ; Punkhabari, Darjiling district, and Bombay. 



Harpactor varians, sp. no v. 



Barkuda, 21-vii-U. 



Head, pronotum, scutellum and legs shining black, with some short 

 stiff hairs on the legs and the margins of the pronotum. A spot at the 

 inner margin of each eye, posteriorly, a lateral spot before each eye, a 

 linear spot between the ocelli on disk, and a central longitudinal fascia 

 on the underside of the head, luteous ; (these markings are liable to 

 variation) ; head deeply impressed behind eyes. Antennae light brown, 

 the base of the fii'st joint shinitig black, its apex and the whole of the 

 second joint dark brown ; first joint longest, equal in length to the 

 second and third together, second shortest, third and fourth subequal. 

 Anteocular area of head a little shorter than the postocular. 



Rostrum reaching the anterior coxae ; the first joint longer than 

 anteocular area of head, equal to the second joint, third joint shortest. 

 Pronotum with the anterior lobe convex, centrally longitudinally 

 sulcate, the anterior angles produced into two short obtuse spines 

 directed slightly backwards ; posterior lobe with the disk slightly 

 rounded ; the sides depressed, lateral angles rounded and obliquely 

 suberect, posterior margin straight before the scutellum, obliquely 

 ascendant at the sides. Sometimes there are three very pale luteous 

 spots on the disk of the posterior lobe, two on the anterior area and one 

 on the posterior margin. Scutellum with its apex cretaceous-white. 

 Hemelytra very pale luteous, transparent, the inner margin of the 

 clavus slightly fuscous, apical angle of corium longly produced ; mem- 

 brane shining, hyaline. Abdomen above and beneath luteous, the 

 central portion of the disk above dark brown ; connexivum with linear 

 brown marks on the third to the fifth segments. Legs with the femora 

 nodulosely incrassate. 



Length 7-8 millim. 



Ty'pe No. 3924/H.I. in the collection of the Zoological Survey of 

 India. 



