LOHITA.. 



95 



Distribution. Oriental Eegiou. 



Body elongate, in the male with the abdomen abnormally 

 prolonged to about twice its usual length, in the female normal ; 

 antennae in the male exceedingly long, first joint about twice as 

 long as head and pronotum together, in the female a little longer 

 than head and pronotum together ; corium broader than abdomen, 

 its apical angle longly narrowly produced ; legs long, anterior 

 femora moderately thickened, very finely serrate beneath and 

 distinctly spined towards apes. 



833. 



Lohita grandis, Gray (Lyc^jeus), in Griff. An, King, xv,' Ins. 



ii, p. 242, pi. 92, f. 3 (1832) ; Bridle (Astemuia), Kid. des Ins. 



ix, p. 383 (1836) ; Guer. (Macroceraia) Ic. Reqne Anini., Ins. 



p. 340, pi. Ivi, f. 3 (1838) ; Amy. S; Serv. Hem. p. 266 (1843). 

 Macroceroea lougicornis. Spin. Ess. p. 177 (1840). 

 Var. longissima, Stal, I^n. Hem. i, p. 98 (1870). 

 Var. sumatrana, Dist. Ent. Month. May. xix, p. 158 (1882). 



Fig. 73. — Lohita grandis, S • 



Sanguineous ; antennae (excluding base of first joint), disk of 

 posterior lobe of pronotum (sometimes obsolete), scutellum 

 (excluding base and apex), a central elongate spot to clavus (some- 

 times obsolete), a large somewhat rounded spot, variable in size, 

 near inner angle of corium, membrane, lateral sternal spots, 

 rather obscure spots near lateral margins of abdominal incisures. 



