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fascia), scutellum (excluding apex, apex of clavus, aud outer claval 

 margiu), a large ceutral spot to corium, membrane, disks of 

 sternum and abdomen, and legs black. Body finely pilose ; ros- 

 trum passing the posterior coxae ; femora unarmed. 



Length 10 to 13 millim. 



Hah. Sind, Bombay, Madras ( CoZZ. Dist.) ; Bangalore {Cameron), 

 Nilgiri Hills {Hampson); Ceylon {Green); Burma; Mandalay, 

 Bhamo {Fea). — This species is found in China and throughout 

 the Malayan Archipelago; also in Australia (Queensland, Coll. 

 Dist.), and is recorded from New Caledonia. 



693. Lygaeus equestris, Linn. (Cimex) Faun. Suec. p. 253 (1746) ; 



id. (Cimex) Syst. Nat. ed. xii, p. 726 (1767) ; pro syn. cf. Leth. 

 Sf Sev. Cat. Gen. Hem. n, p. 141 (1894). 



Pale sanguineous, sometimes ochraceous ; apex of head, a spot 

 at inner margins of eyes, antennae, rostrum, antei'ior area of pro- 

 notum terminating in two discal spots, posterior pronotal margin 

 (not reaching lateral angles), scutellum, apical area of clavus, an 

 irregular transverse fascia to corium, membrane, head beneath, 

 sternum, legs, four longitudinal series of abdominal spots (two 

 central and two lateral), and abdominal apex black ; the black area 

 of the sternum has six deeper black spots on each side ; membrane 

 with a basal and two discal white spots, the apical margin of the 

 same colour, posterior lateral margiu of the prosterniun sanguineous. 

 Rostrum passing the intermediate coxoe ; femora unarmed. 



Length 11 to 12 millim. 



Hah. Punjab ; Murree {Stoliczl-a). — A common Palaearctic 

 species and found both in China and Japan. 



The specimen from Murree is an ochraceous variety. 



694. Lygaeus dohertyi, sp. n. 



Eeddish-ochraceous ; head, antennae, rostrum, anterior area of 

 pronotum (bilobed posteriorly), two large transverse spots on 

 posterior pronotal margin, scutellum, apical half of clavus, a large 

 discal obliquely curved spot to corium, membrane, sternum, legs, 

 broad segmental margin and apex to abdomen black ; posterior 

 lateral margin of prosternum reddish-ochraceous ; membrane with 

 very obscure and narrow basal and discal greyish spots. Rostrum 

 reaching posterior coxae ; femora unarmed. 



Length 14 millim. 



Hah. Burma; Karen Hills (Do7«'r/^;. 



695. Lygaeus fimbriatus, JDall. List Hem. ii, p. 546 (1852) ; SiSl (Me- 



lanospilus), Fn. Hem. iv. p. 104 (1874). 



Eeddish-ochraceous ; apex and two large basal spots to head, 

 antennae, rostrum, two large spots on posterior area of pronotum 

 sometimes preceded by two very small and obscure spots, clavus 



