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of scutellum, a spot at basal angle of membrane, rostrum 

 (excluding base), tibiae, tarsi, anterior margin of mesosternum, and 

 a lateral series of ventral spots black or piceous ; membrane 

 brownish-ocbraceous ; antenute very narrowly reddish at base, 

 first, second, and fourth joints subequal in length, third joint 

 shortest ; rostrum long, reaching the penultimate abdominal 

 segment. 



Var, a. Abdomen without the series of blackish lateral spots. 



Length 19 to 22 millim. 



Hab. Ceylon (Green). — Originally described from Xew Guinea 

 (Sm/er). 



884. Dysdercus simplex, Walk. (Dindymus) Cat. Het. vi, x^. 6 (1873) ; 

 Dist. A. M. N. H. (7) ix, p. 42 (1902). 

 Dysdercus decorus, Bredd. Alh/. Zeitsehr. Eitt. 1901, p. 115. 



Eeddish-ochraceous ; head above, antennae, clavus (excluding 

 base), inner area of corium, membrane and legs black or piceous ; 

 inner and apical margins of corium and anterior margin of pro- 

 notum pale stramineous ; bases of femora reddish-ochraceous ; 

 apex of rostrum piceous and reaching the third abdominal 

 segment. 



Var. a. Head above red. — Also varies in extent of black color- 

 ation to inner area of corium, which is sometimes almost 

 obsolete. 



Length 12 to 14 millim. 



Eah. Nicobar Islands. — Also recorded from several islands of 

 the Malayan Archipelago ; Louisiade Islands. 



