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LYGJEIDJE. 



Genus DIEUCHES. 



Dieuches, Bulirti, Stett. ent. Zeit. xxi, p. 159 (1860) ; Stdl, Ofv. 

 Vet.-Ak. Fork. 1872, no. 7, p. 58; id. En. Hem. iv, p. 159 (1874). 

 Beosus, Bergr. Rev. (VEnt. xii, p. 202 (1893). 

 Ischnotarsus, part., Fieber, Eur. Hem. pp. 50 & 191 (18G1). 

 Metocus, Scott, A. M. N.H. (4) xiv, p. 433 (1874). 



Type, D. syriacus, Dohrn, a Southern Palaearctie species. 



Distribution. Palsearctic, Ethiopian, Oriental, and Australasian 

 Regions. 



First joint of the antennae passing the apex of the head, not 

 longer than the first joint of the rostrum ; eyes extending a little 

 beyond the anterior margin of the pronotum ; pronotum long, 

 more or less constricted near middle, the lateral margins carinate 

 and laminate ; legs long, anterior femora incrassate and spined 

 beneath. 



A. Lettered meirgins of pronotum strongly sinuate. 

 a. Pronotum constricteel heliinel midelle. 



813. Dieuches uniguttatus, Thunh. (Pendulinus) Hem. rostr. Cap. 

 iv, p. 6 (1822) ; Sfal, En. Hem. iv, p. 162 (1874). 

 Penduliuus guttatiis, TJnmb. Ins. Hem. tria yen. p. 5 (1825). 

 Rhyparochromus bengalensis, Dall. List Hem. ii, p. 572 (1852). 

 Dieuches yeh, Dohrn, Stett. ent. Zeit. xxi, p. 160 (I860). 



Piceous ; antennae, second and third joints of rostrum, tibiae 

 and tarsi brownish-ochraceous, apical joint of antenna piceous, 



Fig. 64. — Dieuches uniguttatus. 



broadly annulated with luteous near base ; corium ochraceous 

 brownly punctate, lateral margins impunctate, a broad irregular 

 transverse fascia near inner angle and the apical margin black ; a 



