1884. | E. T. Atkinson—WNotes on Indian Rhynchota. 213 
é is slightly smaller, tegmen, 27 millims. 
Has. Sibsigar and Naga Hills: ¢ and 9 in Indian Museum. 
5. PLATYPLEURA NICOBARICA, 0. sp. 
Light ochraceous, shining. Face moderately convex, transversely 
sulcated, with a median longitudinal groove, an interrupted fascia ex- 
tending from eye to eye, and a patch on each side of the base of the 
rostrum and along the first joint thereof, black. The rostrum extends 
well beyond the posterior cox, tip black. Eyes dull castaneous, pilose 
behind. Vertex deeply grooved, the hollows, a small triangular patch 
below the ocelli, a narrow fascia from eye to eye through the ocelli, 
and a narrow short longitudinal line between the ocelli and eyes, black. 
Pronotum furrowed, with a single, longitudinal, narrow, short, black line 
in the middle of the anterior margin, lateral processes subtriangular and 
their external margins brown. The mesonotum with two triangular 
black spots, their bases resting on the anterior margin, and on each side 
a large distinct V- shaped mark, slightly interrupted on the inner side, and 
two small round spots near the posterior margin. Segments of abdomen 
black, margined with yellow, above and below, slightly pubescent. Lees 
ochraceous, extremities of tibiz and claws brown-black, posterior tibize 
spinose. Opercula ochraceous, small, rounded, contiguous, having a black 
patch near the base of posterior coxee. Tegmina, basal half tawny with 
irregular brown markings in the radial and 1—4 ulnar areas and one in 
the costal membrane. The upper third of the third ulnar area and the 
apical areas hyaline, with an almost obsolete series of minute dots at the 
end of each vein : wings ochraceous, apical third brown, with veins och- 
raceous, a discal streak to anal angle and two lines confluent at the inner 
angle, brown. Length body, 24: exp. tegmina, 753 of single teemen 33: 
breadth of the pronotum, 145 millims. 
Has. Nicobar Islands : in Indian Museum. 
6. PLATYPLEURA SPHINX. 
Platypleura sphine, Walker, List. Hom. B. M. i, p. 18 (1850): Butler, Cist. 
Ent. p. 188 (1874). 
Tegmina whitish, brownish-tawny towards the base and having else- 
where some irregular pale-brown marks which here and there include 
white spots. Body long 18; exp. teg. 43 millims. 
Reported from N. Bengal, N. India. 
te PLATYPLEURA CALEBS. 
Platyplewra celebs, Stal, Trans. Ent. Soc. 3rd Ser. i, p. 573 (1863): Butler, 
Cist. Ent. p. 188 (1874). . 
