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pronotuui, two cliscal spots and apex to scutellum, two small spots 

 on apical margin and a similar spot near inner angle of cerium, a 

 linear spot near base of clavus, legs, antennae and rostrum luteous ; 

 apices of first, second, and third joints and apical half of fourth 

 joint of antennae, apex of rostrum, apices of femora and extreme 

 apices of tibiae piceous ; lateral margin of pronotum nearly straight, 

 not sinuate. 



Length 9 millim. 



Hah. Ceylon ; Tatiyantota (Green). 



819, Dieuches pallidulus, sp. u. 



Head, pronotum, scutellum and body beneath very pale cas- 

 taneous ; legs, antennae and rostrum ochraceous ; corium luteous ; 

 clavus, a large transverse spot near inner angle and the apical 

 angle very pale castaneous ; lateral margins of pronotum, lateral 

 margins of abdomen (excluding apical segment), and posterior 

 angles of metasterniim luteous ; membrane dull ochraceous ; basal 

 joint of rostrum very pale castaneous. Head large and robust ; 

 pronotum deeply transversely constricted near middle, the lateral 

 margins ampliately suberect, nearly straight, posterior lobe with a 

 distinct central carination ; scutellum moderately foveate on basal 

 area, with a central carination, bifurcation from about centre to 

 basal angles. 



Length 12 millim. 



Hah. Sind (Ocll Dist.). 



Doubtful Species. 



Dieuches abbreviaius, Scott (Metocus), A. M. N. H. (4) xiv, p. 434 

 (1874) ; Horv. Termesz. Fiizetek, iii, p. 147 (1879). 



This species, described from Japan, is also recorded by Lethierry 

 & Severin (Cat. Gen. Hem. ii, p. 219, 1894) as from India. I 

 have failed, however, to find any corroboration of this habitat. It 

 is closely allied to D. uniguttatus, Thuub. 



Genus PCEANTIUS. 



Poeantius, Stdl, Hem. Afr. ii, pp. 154 & 163 (1865) ; id. En. Hem. 

 iv, p. 159 (1874). 



Type, P. nigrojnctus, Stal, a South-African species. 



Distribution. Ethiopian and Oriental Eegions. 



Body moderately elongate ; head deflected, immersed to eyes, a 

 little longer than broad ; rostrum reaching the intermediate coxae ; 

 first joint of antennae not reaching the apex of head ; pronotum 

 longer than broad, transversely constricted behind middle, lateral 

 margins larainately carinate ; scutellum longer than broad ; legs 

 long, anterior femora incrassate, finely spined beneath ; posterior 

 tai"si with the basal joint nearly three times longer than the other 

 two joints together. 



