1886. | H. T. Atkinson—Notes on Indian Rhynchota. 65 
convex: tegmina very ample, very greatly decumbent, longer by half 
than broad, rounded at the apex, very densely longitudinally veined, few 
transverse veinlets on the disc, furnished near the apex with a regular 
row of transverse veinlets, costal membrane everywhere equally broad ; 
costal area furnished with obliquely transverse, forked, veins : feet moder- 
ate, simple ; last tibies very often bispinose (Stal). 
96. PHROMNIA MARGINELLA, Olivier. 
: Bae. marginella, Olivier, Eno. Méth. vi, pp. 566, 575 (1791) : Stoll, p. 50, t. 11, 
Flata marginella, Walker, List Hom. B. M. ii, p. 434, (1851) ; excl. syn. 
Phromnia marginella, Stal, Ofvers. K. V.-A. Férh. p. 490 (1862); Distant, 
A. M. N. H. (5 sér.) xi, p. 171 (1883). 
Body and feet greenish: apical joints of antennae brown: tegmina 
bright green; at the base itself with an orange-patch (at least in old 
specimens) costal margin up to apical fifth narrowly sanguineous, | or- 
dered interiorly with verdigris green, longitudinal veins slightly orauge 
towards the base: wings white, transparent. Body long, 13; teg. long, 
24 millims. 
Reported from Ceylon, Mergui; the Indian Museum has a series from 
Sikkim, Assam. 
97. PHromnia TRICOLOR, White. 
Peciloptera (Flatida) tricolor, White, A. M. N. H. xviii, p. 26 (1846). 
Flata tricolor, Walker, List Hom. B. M. ii, p. 435 (1851). 
Phromnia tricolor, Stal, Ofvers. K. V.-A. Férh. p. 490 (1862): Distant, A. M, 
N. H. (5 sér.) xi, p. 172 (1883). 
Tegmina pale-green, anterior margin (especially at the base) reddish, 
the colour gradually verging into green; a few white powdery dots on 
the basal part, the underside washed white: wings white, somewhat 
powdered ; veins, especially at the base, greenish : body and legs pale- 
green. The front edge of the wings near the base has a prominent 
angle, followed by a sinuation (White). Exp. teg. about 48 millims. 
Reported from Silhat: the Indian Museum possesses specimens 
from Siam, Samaguting and Naga hills in one of which the green of the 
tegmina has faded to orange-yellow and in others the red is far advanced 
towards the middle and in others wanting. 
98. PuHromnia ruUBICcUNDA, Distant. 
Phromnia rubicunda, Distant, A. M. N. H. (5 sér.) xi, p. 171 (1883). 
Tegmina dull reddish, becoming slightly paler towards the apex ; 
the basal, marginal and apical areas above somewhat irregularly tinged 
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