DIEFCHES , 83 



central elongate spot on posterior lobe of pronotum, extreme apex 

 of scLitellum, trochanters, bases of femora, posterior angle of 

 metasternum and a marginal spot on fourth and fiftb abdominal 

 segments dull luteous ; membrane fuliginous, speckled with 

 ochraceous beyond base, and with a small ochraceous spot near 

 the apical angle of corium ; body pilose, lateral margins of pro- 

 notum and legs lougly pilose. Pronotum strongly constricted near 

 middle where the lateral margins are profoundly sinuate, anterior 

 lobe siibglobose ; second, third and fourth auteunal joints sub- 

 equal in length. 



Length lU to 12 millim. 



Hah. Assam; N. Khasi Hills {Chennell). Bangalore {Cameron). 

 Ceylon {Green cf- Leivis). xlndaraans {Coll. Dist.). Burma ; 

 Rangoon, Palon, Bhamo, Katha (Fea). Tenasserim ; Malewoon 

 {Fea). — Also recorded from several islands of the Malay Archi- 

 pelago and from China. 



b. Pronotum centrally constricted, 



814. Dieiiches fuscans, sp. n. 



Piceous, opaque ; abdomen castaneous ; antennae, rostrum, 

 anterior and lateral margins (narrowly) and a central carina to 

 posterior lobe of pronotum, basal halves of lateral margins, basal 

 angles and some obscure discal spots to corium, legs and two 

 lateral marginal spots to abdomen ochraceous ; apical angle to 

 corium widely obscure whitish, extreme apical margin piceous : 

 femora, excluding bases, infuscated ; pronotum transversely con- 

 stricted about middle, the lateral margins strongly sinuate, 

 thickly, somewhat coarsely punctate, anterior lobe subglobose ; 

 corium, excluding lateral margins, sparingly punctate ; meuibrane 

 ferruginous. 



Length 13 millim. 



Hah. Assam ; Sibsagar {Peal). 



B. Lateral margins of pronotum not sinuate. 

 a. Pronotum as long as hroacl. 



815. Dieuches leucoceras. Walk. (Rhyparocluomus) Cat. Het. v, 



p. 101 (1872). 

 Dieuches modestus, Horv. Termesz. Fiizetek, 1889, p. 36. 



Head black ; pronotum as long as broad, piceous or dark cas- 

 taneous, two small linear luteous spots on anterior margin, lateral 

 margins somewhat strongly laminate, not sinuate, nearly straight, 

 luteous, posteriorly black or castaneous, posterior lobe ochraceous, 

 blackly punctate, the lateral angular areas black or castaneous ; 

 scutellum black, with two small mechal spots and the apex 

 ochraceous, in some specimens the two medial spots are obsolete ; 

 corium pale ochraceous, brownly punctate, lateral margin im- 



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