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33. PHYMATOSTETHA BASICLAVA, Walker. 
Cercopis basiclava, Walker, List Hom. B. M. Suppt. p. 172, (1858). 
Tomaspis larinia, Stal, Ofvers. Kong. Vet. Aka. Férh. p. 152, (1865). 
Phymatostetha basiclava, Stal, 1. c. p. 721, (1870): Butler, Cist. Ent. i. p. 270, 
(1874). 
Red or flavescent-testaceous : rostrum, two spots on vertex, two spots 
near anterior margin of thorax, apex of scutellum, a narrow, scmetimes 
obsolete, stripe on tegmina from the base to one-third of length through 
the middle, abdomen above (except marginal spots and tip), pectus, and 
bands on the venter and feet, black : lateral limbi of prostethium, apices 
of coxe and femora, yellow-testaceous : wings fuscescent, red at the base. 
Closely allied to preceding. Body long, 22: exp. teg. 52 millims. @. 
Reported from India: the Indian Museum possesses a specimen. 
34. PHYMATOSTETHA BINOTATA, Distant. 
Phymatostetha binotata, Distant, Trans. Ent. Soc. p. 323, (1878). 
Piceous : head, face, lateral margins of prothorax, borders of tegmina 
and two rounded spots on the same (one placed a little above the claval 
suture, about one-third from the base, and the other midway, about one- 
third from the apex), pale sanguineous: scutellum black, narrowly 
bordered with red: abdomen, above, shining purplish black: eyes, legs, 
and body below black: wings fuscescent, narrowly sanguineous at the 
base (Distant). Long body 14: exp. teg. 35 millims. 
Reported from Sadiya (Assam). 
Genus CaLbirertix, Stal. 
Ofvers. Kong. Vet. Aka. Férh. p. 152, (1865): Hem. Afric. iv. p. 55, (1866). 
Body elongate: frons variable in form: lateral margins of the 
anterior portion of the thorax straight, longer than those of the posterior 
portion: scutellum somewhat longer than broad: tegmina oblong or 
elongate, gradually somewhat amplified towards the apex : feet long, pos- 
terior tibize: unispinose. 
35. CALLITETTIX MELANOCHRA, Stal. 
Callitettiz melanochra, Stal, Ofvers. Kong. Vet. Aka. Férh. p. 152, (1865). 
Lutescent, finely punctured : apical third of tegmina, apices of 
femora, anterior tibie (except the base), apical half of posterior tibis 
and tarsi, black : wings sordidly vinaceous : frons seen from the side pro- 
duced downwards in a right angle furnished with a ridge continued from 
the base to the middle: wings sordidly vinaceous. Body long 8: exp. 
teg. 24 millims. 9. 
Reported from KH. India, 
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