1909.] H. MaxwelIv-I/RFroy : Insects of Tirhui. 311 



The Fauna gives it a wide spread in the hills, but also includes 

 Calcutta, Karachi, Bombay, Pondi cherry. 



It is a Malay Archipelago species, also from Japan and 

 Korea. 



It is the most conspicuous tropical form and is, in the plains, 

 rare. 



49. Nezara viridula, I^inn. 



Pusa. — In all months. 

 Surat. 2-iv-04 — 7-ii-04 — i8-xii-03. 

 Coonoor. i7-iv-04. 

 ? Shevaroys. viii-07. 

 Coimbatore. 27-vii-07. 

 Bilaspur. ii-07. 

 Ranchi. x-o6. 

 Purulia. xi-06. 



The Fauna records all India, and almost the whole world, A 

 tropical, sub-tropical and temperate species. 



50. Piezodorus ruhrofasciatus, Fabr, 



Pusa. — All months. 



Bilaspur. ii-07. 



Katni. ii-07. 



Surat. i8-xii-07 — 2i-i-04. 



Bassein. 23-xii-03. 



Nadiad. 5-xii-03. 



Burdwan. ii-05. 



The Fauna records Sikhim, Assam, Bengal, Bor Ghat, Ceylon, 

 Upper Burma, Malaya, Japan, Australia. 



A well-established tropical and sub-tropical species, found abund- 

 antly on low vegetation. 



51. Menida histrio, Fabr. 



Pusa. i-ix-04. 



Chapra. 30-X-04. 



Cuttack. 23-xi-05. 



Dacca. ig-i-o6. 



The Fauna gives Calcutta, Bangalore, Burma, China, Formosa. 

 A tropical species, as opposed to the sub- tropical M. varipennis, 

 Westw., and M. formosa, Westw. 



In this sub-family we have twenty-three species in our fauna, 

 while there are at least forty sub-tropical species known from our 

 nearest sub- tropical area that are not known from Pusa, though 

 we have specimens of most of them in the collection and could 

 recognise them. Our fauna here is essentially tropical. 



