﻿O THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



SOME INTEKESTING EHYNCHOTA from BRITISH INDIA. 



By W. L. Distant. 



In the second volume of the ' Ebynchotal Fauna of British 

 India ' (p. 206) I described a new genus and species of Reduviidse 

 {Eiigiibinns araneus) found living in the nest of a spider 

 {Theridium sp.) near Bombay. This was an immature form 

 of the species, as might be gathered from the descriptive word 

 "apterous." I have since received two other species from the 

 Calcutta Museum, both of which are found in webs of spiders 

 (Ci/rtophora cicatrosa, Stolickzka). These are new but closely 

 allied species, as shown by the following comparative key : — 



1. Anterior lobe of pronotum a little shorter than posterior lobe. 



A. Anterior femora moderately slender, finely spinose. 

 B. Eostrum with the first and second joints strongly 

 incrassated. 

 a. Apices of posterior femora black. 



b. Head and pronotum fuscous with central pale 

 longitudinal lines . . . E. reticohcs. 



2. Anterior lobe of pronotum about as long as posterior lobe. 



A A. Anterior femora moderately robust, strongly spinose. 

 BB. Eostrum with the first and second joints moderately 

 incrassated. 

 aa. Apices of the posterior femora greyish-white. 

 bb. Head and pronotum black . E. intrudans. 



Eugubinus reticolus, sp. n. 



Head and pronotum fuscous-brown, head in front of eyes blackish ; 

 a central pale greyish longitudinal line traversing post-ocular area of 

 head and pronotum, the latter with its posterior lateral margins also 

 greyish ; antenniB black, annulated with greyish-white ; hemelytra 

 pale fuscous brown, the basal costal margin greyish ; abdomen 

 blackish, its apex and segmental spots pale ochraceous or greyish 

 white ; legs blackish, strongly annulated with greyish-white, apices 

 of the posterior femora black ; head with the anteocular area shorter 

 than the postocular, head distinctly constricted at base, eyes greyish- 

 white, large and prominent ; rostrum reaching the anterior coxae, 

 first and second joints strongly incrassated and almost subequal in 

 length ; antennee slender, first joint about as long as head and thorax 

 together ; pronotum with its anterior lobe a little shorter than 

 posterior, broadest and truncate anteriorly, attenuated posteriorly ; 

 anterior coxae scarcely more than half the length of anterior femora, 

 which are armed beneath with short greyish spines ; hemelytra not 

 extending to abdominal apex. Long. 13 millim. 



Hab. Calcutta ; salt lakes below Chingrighatta. 



From webs of Cyrtophora cicatrosa, Stolickzka. 



Eugubinus intrudans, sp. n. 

 Head and pronotum black ; antennae black, annulated with 

 greyish-white ; hemelytra piceous ; abdomen black, its apex and 



