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Genus RHODIGINUS. 



Rhodiginus, Dkt. A. 31. N. H. (7j viii, p. 485 (1901). 



Type, R. dispar, Walk. 



Distribution. Ceylon. 



Head triangular, rather narrowed in front ; eyes large, promi- 

 nent, somewhat exserted, their posterior margins almost touching 

 the anterior margin of the pronotum ; antenna^ moderately robust, 

 first and fourth joints thickest, third joint minute ; pronotum 

 strongly sinuated laterally, transversely impressed about centre, 

 the lateral angles obtusely rounded, posterior margin slightly 

 concave, anterior margin nearly straight ; scutellum moderately 

 gibbous at base, with a central carinate line on apical half ; corium 

 short and narrow, truncately angulate near inner angle, barely 

 occupying two-thirds the length of the abdomen ; membrane very 

 large, extending broadly from the apex of the clavus to the apex 

 of the abdomen ; rostrum reaching the intermediate coxae ; anterior 

 femora unarmed and oialy moderately incrassate. 



782. Rhodiginus dispar. Walk. (Ophtliahuicus) Cat. Ilet. \, p. 139 

 (1872) ; Dist. A. M. N. H. (7) viii, p. 485 (1901). 

 Geocoris ceylouiciis, Leth. 8f Sev. Cat. Gen. Hem. ii, p. 169 (1894). 



Head, anterior lobe of pronotum, scutellum 

 and body beneath black ; head greyishly 

 pilose ; apex of scutellum brownish-ochra- 

 ceous ; posterior lobe of pronotum, corium, 

 antenna?, rostrum and legs ochraceous ; first 

 and fourth joints of antenna? and basal joint 

 of rostrum more or less castaneous; posterior 

 lobe of pronotum and the corium thickly 

 brownly punctate ; a cluster of punctures 

 near inner angle of corium and the mem- 

 brane fuscous ; third joint of antennae minute ; 

 Fig. 42. lateral margins of pronotum carinate. 



Rhodiginus dispar. (The unique typical specimen has the 



antennae abnormal, the short third joint 

 being absent in the left antenna.) 

 Length 2^ millim. 

 Hah. Ceylon (Thivaites) ; Fundaluoya (Green). 



Genus APPOLONIUS. 



Appolonius, I)ist. A. 31. N. H. (7) viii, p. 484 (1901). 



Type, A. cincticornis, AValk. 



Distribution. Ceylon. 



Head (including outer margins of eyes) a little broader than 

 anterior margin of pronotum ; eyes prominent, globose ; ocelli 

 situate very near eyes ; antennae with the third and fourth 

 joints prominently clavate, second, third and fourth joints 



