JjYGJEIDJE. 



of pronotum anteriorly rounded ; pronotum not or obsoletely 

 punctate ; first joint of the posterior tarsi longer than the two 

 other joints together. 



689. Astacops occidentalis, sp. n. 



Pale sanguineous ; sternum and abdomen ochraeeous ; eyes, 

 about apical third of lateral margins to corium, abdomen above, 



lateral margins of abdomen be- 

 neath (excluding base and apex), 

 and disks of third, fourth, and 

 fifth abdominal segments black ; 

 legs and antennae pale sanguin- 

 eous ; membrane fuliginous ; first 

 joint of antennas about reaching 

 apex of head, second joint a little 

 longer than third ; rostrum black, 

 basal joint pale sanguineous, apex 

 reaching the intermediate coxae 

 coxae and trochanters ochi'aceous; 

 scutellum with a strong cruciform 

 carination. 



Length 12 millim. 

 Hob. Sylhet (Vienna Micseum). 



The first species of the genus as yet recorded from British 

 India. 



Astacoi^s occidentalis. 



Genus ONCOPELTUS. 



Oncopeltus, 8tal, Hem. Fabr. i, p. 75 (1868) ; id. En. Hem. iv, 



p. 98 (1874). 

 Subg. Erythrischius, Stdl, En. Hem. iv, p. 102 (1874). 

 Trausvaalia, Dist. Nat. iti Transvaal, Append, p. 263 (1892). 



Type, 0. famelicus, Fabr., a South-African species. 



Distribution. Neotropical, Ethiopian, Oriental, and Australasian 

 Eegions. 



Body elongate, depressed above ; pronotum with the posterior 

 margin sinuate, the posterior angles a little posterioi'ly produced, 

 the lateral margins and a central carina prominent, the anterior 

 area (apart from the carina) foveate ; scutellum slightly tumescent; 

 antennae four-jointed, moderately robust ; rostrum passing the 

 posterior coxae : corium covering more than two-thirds of tlie 

 abdomen ; membrane passing abdominal apex. 



Only one species is at present known from British India. 



690. Oncopeltus nigriceps, Ball. (Lygaeus) List Hem. ii, p. .537 

 (1852) ; Leih. Sf Sev. (Lygpeus) Cat. Gen. Hem. ii, p. 157 (1894) ; 

 id. (Oncopeltus) torn. cit. p. 137. 



Sanguineous ; head, anterior area and posterior margin of 

 pronotum, base of scutellum, a transverse central fascia to corium. 



