ASPILOCORYPHUS. 



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discal white spot and its apical margin greyish ; sternum reddish- 

 ochraceous, abdomen pale red ; a deep shining black spot on the 

 lateral areas ot: each sternal segment ; antennae, rostrum, head 

 beneath, anterior areas of sternal segments, lateral abdominal 

 spots, apical abdominal segment, and legs piceous ; second joint 

 of antenna? a little longer than third. 



Length G| millim. 



Hah. Bombay; Khandala (DLvon). 



703. Graptostethus maciilatus, Ball. (Lvg-seus) List Hem. ii. p. 545 

 (1852) ; I)ist. A. 31. N. H. (7) vii, p.'537 (1901). 



Reddish-ochraceous ; a large spot (varying in size) between 

 eyes, two very large rounded spots on basal area of pronotum, 

 scutellum, a small spot beyond middle of clavus, a large central 

 rounded spot to corium, membrane, a lateral spot on eacli sternal 

 segment, and the abdominal apex black ; legs, rostrum, and 

 antennae piceous ; basal joint of rostrum and apical earination to 

 scutellum reddish-ochraceous ; second joint of antenna? a little 

 longer than the third. 



In some specimens there is, as described by Dallas, a black spot 

 on the anterior area of the pronotum. 



Length 8 millim. 



Hab. " jNTorth India " (Brit. Mus.). Narkanda (Atlinson). 



Genus ASPILOCORYPHUS. 



Aspilocoryphus, Stal, E7i. Hem. iv, p. 99 (1894). 



Type, A. fasciativentns, Stal, an African species. 



Distribution. Ethiopian, Oriental, and Australasian Regions. 



This genus is closely allied to Orcqitostethus, Stal, and is sepa- 

 rated on valid but rather superficial characters. In Graptostetlius 

 the head is either totally or nearly red, or at least possesses a red 

 spot, and the odoriferous orifices are red or luteous ; in Aspilo- 

 coriij)hus the head is black, without any pale spot at base, and the 

 orifices are black ; the body is sericeous. 



704. Aspilocoryphus guttiger, Dall 

 (Lygfeus) List Hem. ii, p. 547 

 (1862). 



Dull testaceous ; head (excluding 

 lateral margins), basal area of pro- 

 notum attached to two large discal 

 longitudinal fasciae, scutellum ex- 

 cluding apex, a lateral spot attached 

 to a transverse fascia on each sternal 

 segment, obscure marginal spots, 

 segmental margins and apex of 

 abdomen black ; legs, antennae, and 

 rostrum piceous ; behind each ster- 

 nal black spot is a smaller, darlver, velvety-black spot ; membrane 



Fig. 5. — Asjiilocori/phm guttigc 



