PHYSOPELTA. 99 



ampliately recurved, narrowly but distinctly transversely impressed 

 near middle. 



Length 19 to 20 ; breadth between pronot. angl. millim. 



Hab. " Hindostan'" (iJri^ Mus.). ^ov GcYvixi {Dixon). 



840. Physopelta schlanbuschi, Fabr. (Cimex) Mant. Ins. ii, p. 299 



(1787); icL (Lygpeus) Mit. Syst. iv, p. 155 (1794); Stal, 



Hem. Fabr. i, p."^80 (1868). 

 Pvrrhocoiis schlangenbuschii, Burni. Handb. ii, 1, p. 286 (1835). 

 Stoll, Pun. f. 273. 



Sanguineous ; antennae, two spots on anterior lobe of pronotum 

 (sometimes obsolete), two large transverse spots near anterior 

 margin of posterior lobe, scutellum, a rounded discal spot to 

 corium, membrane, a lateral series of long transverse linear spots 

 on sternal and abdominal incisures, apex of rostrum, tibiae and 

 tarsi black ; base of first joint of antennae and apex of scutellum 

 sanguineous ; antennje pilose, apical joint greyish, first and second 

 joints almost subequal in length, or second a little longer ; posterior 

 area of pronotum sparingly but very coarsely punctate ; clavus 

 somewhat coarsely, corium much more finely punctate. 



Length 13 to 16 millim. 



Sab. Assam; Noa-Dehing Valley (CJiennell). Burma; Bhamo, 

 Kai'ennee (Fea). Tenasserim ; Meetan (Fea). — China. 



This species is said to aftect the rice crop (cf. Atkinson, Ind. 

 Mus. Notes, i, pp. 125-6, and ii, p. 166). 



Subfamily II. PYRRHOCORINiE. 



The Pyrrhocorinse, as already pointed exit, are distinguished 

 from the Larginse by having the sixth ventral segment entire and 

 not cleft in both sexes, and contain a large majority of the genera 

 of the whole family. The distribution of this subfamily is almost 

 universal, but whereas the Larginse are principally found in the 

 Neotropical Region, the Pyrrochoriuse are very largely Oriental 

 and Ethiopian in distribution. 



Synopsis of Genera. 



A. Hemelytra complete, membrane fully deve- 

 loped, 

 a. Apical angle of corium more or less rounded, 

 not elougatelv acute. 



a. Head transversely constricted or impressed 



beneath near base Antilochus, p. 100, 



b. Head not transversely constricted or im- 



pressed beneath. 

 a'. Anterior area of pronotum completely 

 circumscribed by continuous impres- 

 sion or punctures. 



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