PEOSTEMMIDEA. 



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subequal in length, first a little shorter. Pronotum strongly and 

 transversely constricted, the anterior lobe a little longer than the 

 posterior lobe, but narrower and globose ; posterior lobe with its 

 lateral margins oblique ; seutellum with the basal area moderately 

 tumescent ; anterior femora moderately incrassate. 



783. 



Appolonius Cincticornis, Walk. (Ophthalmicus) Cat. Het v 

 p. 138 (1872) ; Dist. A. M. N. H. (7) viii, p. 484 (1901). 



Head and anterior lobe of pronotum 

 black ; the posterior lobe dark castaneous, 

 with its anterior lateral margins liiteous ; 

 autennse with the first and second joints 

 luteous, with their bases and apex of the 

 second joint pale castaneous, third and fourth 

 joints castaneous, apex of fourth joint much 

 paler ; seutellum piceous ; corium pale 

 luteous, with the apex and a broken central 

 transverse fascia castaneous ; membrane pale 

 cretaceous-white, with the veins brownish ; 

 legs ochraceous, tibige luteous. 



Length 2| millim. 



Hah. Ceylon {Thwaites), 



43. — Appoloniu. 

 cincticornis. 



Genus PEOSTEMMIDEA. 



Prostemmidea, Reut. Ent. Month. May. xxix, p. 252 (1893) 



Type, P. niimica, Rent. 



Distribution. Bi'itisli India. 



Oblong ; head inserted to the eyes, vertically deflected, with 

 eyes a little narrower than anterior margin of pronotum ; rostrum 

 reaching the intermediate coxae ; antennae with the first joint 

 reaching the apex of the head ; pronotum as broad as long, behind 

 middle strongly constricted, lateral margins of anterior lobe 

 moderately convex ; seutellum longer than broad ; anterior femora 



moderately iucrassated, spined 

 beneath. 



784. Prostemmidea mimica, 



Beut. Enl. Month. May. 

 xxix, p. 253 (1893). 



Black, shining, more or 

 less setose ; posterior lobe of 

 pronotum ferruginous-red, the 

 lateral angles marginally infus- 

 cated ; corium very pale ochra- 

 ceous ; base of clavus, a subbasal 

 discal spot, and the apical third 

 black, the last distinctly divided 

 in hue, the apical angle" shining, 

 the anterior area opaque ; membrane black, a large basal spot 



Fig. 44. — Prostemmidea mimica. 



