Vb PYliKHOCOKIO^E. 



837. Physopelta quadriguttata, L'eiyr. liev. (VEnt. xiii. p. 100 



(1894). 

 Physopelta iudra, KirJi. is- Edw. Wien. ent. Zeit. xxi, p. 165 (1902). 



Oblong, ochraceous ; anterior and lateral margins of prouotum, 

 a median subelevated line to anterior lobe, shortly continued in 

 posterior lobe, lateral margins of corium, prosterniim, and abdo- 

 men, and apex of scutellum luteous ; a rounded spot on disk of 

 corium, and a smaller and more oblong spot near apical angle 

 black ; bead, sternum, and membrane fuscous ; abdomen on each 

 eide at bases of third, fourth, and lifth segments marked with a 

 curved black spot ; posterior lobe of pronotuin, scutellum, aud 

 corium (excluding lateral margin) thickly aud coarsely browuly 

 punctate ; antennae black, first joint subequal in length to pro- 

 notum, fourth joint with a broad basal whitish annulation : 

 membrane slightly passing the abdominal apex. The legs are 

 variable in coloration, either ochraceous, or with the femoral 

 apices and tibia? and tarsi fuscous, or wholly fuscous. 



Length 13 to 17 millim. 



Huh. Sikhim {fide Bergroth). Naga Hills (Dohertij). Malabar 

 Mahe (Duchaussoy). 



83S. Physopelta Cincticollis, StSl, Berl. erit. Zeitschr. vii, p. 392 

 (1803). 



Oblong, fuscous-piceous ; margins of pronotum, lateral margins 

 of prosternum and abdomen, aud corium ochraceous ; the last with 

 a spot near centre and the apical angle black ; clavus and basal 

 area of corium infuscated ; basal half of last joint of antennae 

 stramineous ; membrane fuscous, its base paler, apical margins 

 whitish ; head with eyes a little broader than long ; antennae 

 with the first joint slightly shorter than the second ; pronotum 

 transverse, posteriorly half as broad again as anteriorly, behind 

 middle distinctly punctate; corium distinctly punctate; anterior 

 femora armed with two spines near apex. 



Length, $,12 millim. 



Hah. " India orientalis " {Sm). 



I have not seen this species. 



839. Physopelta apicalis, Walk. Cut. Het. vi, p. 21 (1873). 



Dull sanguineous ; head, antennae, pronotum (excluding lateral 

 and posterior margins), scutellum, base of outer lateral margin of 

 clavus, body beneath and legs piceous ; antenniferous tubercles, 

 base and apex of first joint of antennae, head beneath, rostrum, 

 coxae, trochanters, bases and apices of femora, bases of tibiae, 

 anterior margin of prosternum, lateral margins of sternum aud 

 abdomen dull sanguineous ; a transverse fascia to corium near 

 inner angle and the membrane black ; first joint of antennae a 

 little longer than second, third shorter than second but a little 

 longer than fourth ; lateral margins of pronotum somewhat 



