CRITOBULUS. 



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and apical margins of scutelluni, acetabtila, coxte, legs aud abdomen 

 beneath hiteous ; abdomen above san- 

 guineous, with some black spots beyond 

 apex of hemelytra ; head and pronotum 

 glabrous, seutellum and hemelytra some- 

 wbat opaque ; antennae with the second 

 joint slightly longer than either hrst or 

 third joints. 



In some specimens the underside of 

 the abdomen is piceous. 



Length 3 to 3g millim. 



Hub. United Provinces ; Lohardaga 

 „ , ^'f- ^^: . (Atl-inson Coll., Brit. Mus.). 



Genus CRITOBULUS, nov. 



Type, G. insignis, Dist. 



Distribution. Assam. 



Elongately subovate ; head large, broad, including eyes as wide 

 as long ; eyes well separated from the antei'ior margin of the pro- 

 notum ; antennas with the basal joint shorter than the head and 

 much shorter than the second joint ; rostrum about reaching the 

 posterior coxae, first joint much shorter than head ; pronotum not 

 transversely impressed, with a distinct collar, the lateral margins 

 acutely ampliated but not reflexed, the anterior margin rounded 

 towards apex ; seutellum broad, equilateral ; hemelytra reaching 

 about half the length of abdomen ; anterior 

 femora strongly spined beneath. 



807. Critobulus insignis, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum and seutellum piceous; 

 apex of head and a spot in front of each 

 eye and margins of pronotum (posterior 

 margin broadest) luteoas, the last marked 

 with three piceous spots ; corium lateous, 

 the apex aud some subbasal lines brownish- 

 ochraceous ; abdomen above piceous, con- 

 nexivum alternately brown and luteous : 

 body beneath castaneous ; legs, rostrum 

 and antennas luteous, femora more or less 

 tinged with castaneous, apices of tarsi 

 piceous. 



Fig. 61. 

 Critobulus insignis. 



Length 4 millim. 



Hah. Assam ; Margherita. 



-Siamese Malay States. 



