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sulcate, lateral angles tuberculously subpromiueut ; sciitellum very 

 large, nearly half as long as abdomen, with a discal cruciform 

 elevation ; coriiim extending to more than half the length of 

 abdomen, the apical margin straight ; membrane slightly passing 

 the apex of abdomen ; femora unarmed. 



789. Lemnius ovatus, sp. u. 



Head, anterior lobe of pronotum, scutellum and body beneath 

 shining pieeous ; posterior lobe of pro- 

 notum and femora castaneous ; corium 

 ochraceous, darkly punctate, the apical 

 margin (broadest near inner angle) 

 castaneous ; tibiae and tarsi ochraceous ; 

 antennae pieeous, second and fourth 

 f "^^"''W joints ochraceous ; head, pronotum and 



i ,?==^r^^^^^^>^ scutellum coarsely punctate, corium 



more sparingly punctate ; membrane 

 dark violaceous, its apical margin pale 

 hyaline ; pronotum foveately sulcate on 

 disk, its lateral angles subprominent and 

 ochraceous. 



Length 4 millim. 

 Fig. 49.— Lemnius ovafus. Hah. Ceylon {Leiv is). 



Genus THEBANUS, nov. 



Type, T. politxis, Dist. 



Distribution. Burma. 



Allied to Lemnius, but the pronotum not transversely constricted ; 

 scutellum smaller, not nearly half so long as abdomen, with a 

 discal cruciform elevation on each side of wliich the lateral areas 

 are somewhat convexly gibbous. 



790. Thebanus politus, sp. n. 



Head black ; antennae cas- 

 taneous ; pronotum ochra- 

 ceous, brownly punctate, a 

 subanterior transverse fascia 

 and central longitudinal line 

 castaneous ; scutellum ochra- 

 ceous, brownly punctate, 

 with a central arcuate dark 

 castaneous fascia reaching 

 apex and basal angles, two 

 oblique discal pale ochraceous 

 im punctate spots ; corium 

 stramineous, the apical angles 

 fuscous ; membrane sub- 

 hyaline; sternum castaneous; 

 abdomen ochraceous ; lateral 

 and posterior margins of 



sternal segments and legs pale luteous; head, pronotum and 



J 2 



Fig. 50. — Ilitbamis politus. 



