10 lyg.^id.t:. 



the followiug characters : — Apex of head aud two spots at base 

 black ; two anterior transverse spots and two very large basal 

 subquadrate spots to pronotum blaclc ; scutellum with central 

 carina red ; corium with basal margin concolorous, not red ; a 

 round spot near each apical area of clavus and a similar discal 

 spot to corium blaclv ; membrane unspotted, its apical margin 

 greyish ; two bkck spots on the lateral areas of each sternal 

 segment. 



Length 7 millim. 



Hah. Ceylon {Green Sf Lavis). 



700. Graptostethus trisignatus, Dist. A. M. K. H. (o) iii, p. 130 



(1879). 



Red ; rostrum, autenuse, eyes, a narrow transverse patch (divided 

 into two in a second specimen) at base of head, two large sub- 

 globular spots at base of pronotum, scutellum, membrane, apical 

 segment of abdomen, legs, and a spot on the lateral areas of each 

 sternal segment black ; apical margin of membrane greyish- 

 white ; rostrum considerably passing the posterior coxae, the basal 

 joint extending some little distance beyond the anterior margin 

 of presternum ; second joint of antennge much longer than third. 



Length 7^ to 10 milhm. 



Eab. Naga and North Khasi Hills (GhenneU). Burma ; Ran- 

 goon (Fea). 



701. Graptostethus qiiadrisignatus, Dist. A. M. N. H. (o) iii. p. 130 



(1879). 



Eed ; rostrum, antennae, eyes, apex of head, anterior margin 

 of pronotum (broadest on disk and not quite reaching lateral 

 margins), an angulated fascia near each pronotal lateral angle, 

 scutelluu), membrane, disk of apical abdomijial segment, legs, and 

 four spots on each lateral area of sternum (two on presternum, 

 one on mesosternum, and one on metasternum) black ; apical 

 margin of membrane greyish-white ; the basal joint of the rostrum 

 only just passes the anterior margin of the presternum ; second 

 joint of antennae a little longer than third. 



Var. Disk of corium and central area of abdomen beneath 

 piceous. 



Length 10 to 11 millim. 



Hah. North Kh;isi Hills (Chennell) ; Nilgiri Hills (Hamj)son). 



702. Graptostethus dixoni, sp. n. 



Head black, the lateral margins above pale red ; pronotum pale 

 red, with two large central bhick discal fasciae, largely transversely 

 widened anteriorly and posteriorly, and almost reaching the 

 anterior and posterior margins ; scutellum black, its apical carina 

 red ; corium pale brownish-red, its lateral margin and the inner 

 claval margin pale red ; membrane black, with a long transverse 



