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LYGiEIOiE. 



Intermediate coxse moderatelj- separated. 



a. Posterior pronotal angles angulately 



produced backward Cavelerius, p. 23. 



b. Posterior prouotal angles not angulately 



produced backward. 

 a'. Head not spined anteriorly. 



a^. Anterior femora incrassated and 



spined beneath Macropes, p. 24. 



b'. Anterior femora not incrassated 

 and seldom spinous. 

 a^. Apical margin of corium straight. Ischnodemus, p. 27. 

 ¥. Apical margin of corium sinuate 



near apex of clavus Blissus, p. 28. 



b'. Head spined anteriorly Iphicrates, p. 27. 



Genus PIRKIMERUS, no v. 



Type, P. sesquipedalis, Dist. 



Distribution. Burma, Tenasserim. 



Tibia? shorter than femora : anterior and intermediate femora 

 moderately incrassated, posterior femora strougly iucrassated and 

 spined beneath: tarsi long, first joint of anterior and intermediate 

 tarsi a little longer, of posterior tarsi mucli longer than the last 

 two joints ; body elongate, membrane not reaching abdominal 

 apex ; antennae short, robust, first and second joints a little 

 nodulose at apices ; first joint of rostrum not quite reaching base 

 of head, which has its apex prominent and moderately produced ; 

 pronotum longer than broad, convexly narrowing anteriorly, its 

 posterior margin concavely sinuate ; corium and membrane almost 

 equal in length, membrane with five longitudinal veins. 



721. Pirkimerus sesqiiipedalis, sp. u. 



Piceous or very dark castaneous ; 

 antennae and legs ochraceous ; apex 

 of antennae inf uscated ; apex of clavus, 

 a marginal spot to corium before 

 middle, and a marginal spot to mem- 

 brane creamy-white or very pale 

 luteous ; first and second joints of 

 antennae about subequal in length ; 

 posterior area of pronotum coarsely 

 punctate ; posterior femora strongly 

 spined beneath, the posterior tibias 

 strongly marginally setose, the tarsi 

 marginally pilose; membrane reaching 

 the base of the apical abdominal 

 Fig. U.~Piriinierus segment. 



sesquvpedalis. Length 6 to 6g millim. 



Hah. Burma ; Kareunee {Fea). 

 Tenasserim ; Thagata {Feci). 



