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Seveval yeai's ago Atkixson placed Ileloprltis fehriculosa Beror. 

 as a dûLibLful synonym of 77. theivora Wat., and Mann bas recently 

 cxpressed the opinion thaï they should be united Tbeie can in fact 

 be no doubl thaï fehriculosa was founded on a casual, not delinite, 

 variety of theivora. 



Poppius bas recently described a new Ceylonese genus of tbis 

 faniily under tbe name Czeliella. Tbis name being preoccupied by 

 Bagnall for a genus of Tbysanoptera, I propose tbe name Poppiella 

 for llie Mirid genus. 



Anthocoridae. — Tbe live new gênera of tliis family described 

 by Distant in a former volume (1906) of bis « Fauna » bave iieen 

 placed as synonyms of otber gênera by Porpius. Distant maintains 

 Ibeni al! iii bis iiew voUime. As to tbe identity oi Amphiareus]}\ST. 

 and Lippoiiianus Dist. witb Cardiostethus Fifjb tberecan, however, 

 be no doubt, but if Distant's figure of Arnulphus is correct, be 

 may lie right in keeping tbis genus as distinct from A nthocoris ^ a.s 

 it bas a nuich Ini-ger cuneus beginning before the tip of the clavus. 

 As stated by Poppius tbere seem to be no reasons to se parafe Sesel- 

 Uiis Dist. and Ostorodias Dist from ScoloposceUs Fieb., although 

 Distant gives a key to keep tbem apart. Tbis key looks good on 

 tbe paper, but breaks down on doser exaniinalion, as ScoloposceUs 

 contains species witli onl\ Ihc i^oie femora spined, others witb tbe 

 fore and bind femora spined, and still otliers witb ail femora spi- 

 ned, ail species, however, exhibiting tbe same generic cbaracters. 

 On Cardiostethus pilosus Popp. Distant founds the new genus 

 Abueida, butdoes not mention that Poppius himself suggested the 

 foundation ofa new genus for it. The cosmopolite Lyctocoris cani- 

 pestris Fahr. bas been recorded from Boml)ay by Poppius; it is not 

 described in Distant's book. 



Naucoridae. — The genus Thurselinus Dist. (Rbynch. Brit. 

 Tnd., m, ;î.'î and \', 3^7) is identical witb Naucoris Geoffr. 



Cicadidae. — Godino and Fhoggatt bave — « very properly » 

 accordiiig to Distant — separated tlie species of Cicadetta Kol. 

 (Melampsalta KoL.) witb tive apical areas to the wings as a distinct 

 genus, Pauropsalta. Yet tbis character cannot even be regarded as 

 of sijeciflc value, as in some species, for instance tbe African 

 C. variegataOL., ihe uumhev of 'dpica,\ areas is six in some spéci- 

 mens and five in others. Sometimes tbere are five areas in one 

 wing and six in tbe otber. The number is variable aiso in otber 

 allied gênera. Spécimens of Abroiiia nubifurca Walk. witb live 

 (inslead of six) apical areas bave been described by Distant as a 

 (( new genus and species » under the name Panka simulata. 



