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TINGIDID^. 



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as in Cijsteocliila, but directed obliquely outward ; elytra with the 

 costal area abruptly divided and laniinately deflected from the 

 discoidal area. 



Allied to Oysteocldla, but differing in the structure of the pro- 

 uotum and elytra as above detailed. 



907. Bredenbachius pictus, Bist. Ann. Soc Ent. Belg. xlvii, p. 50 



(190:^.). 



Head and antennae ochraeeous, 

 apical joint of antennae, excluding 

 base, piceous ; pronotum casta- 

 neous, antei'ior area, apex and 

 central carinae pale creamy-white ; 

 elytra creamy-white, disk of dis- 

 coidal area infuscated, a central 

 elongate piceous spot to costal area, 

 sutural area infuscated, pale at 

 base and apex ; body beneath pice- 

 ous, legs ochraeeous ; pronotum 

 with three central carinte, the 

 median one procurrent and straight, 

 the two lateral carinae commencing 

 from inner margin of lateral glo- 

 bose ai'eas and deflected towards 

 posterior apical margins, giving the 

 prolongation a scutellate appear- 

 ance, the disk is coarsely punctate, 

 the lateral areas foveately reticu- 

 late ; elytra reticulate, the areolets 

 distinct, those on the costal mem- 

 brane transversely quadrate apical 

 joint of antennae setose. 



Fig. 103. 

 Bredenbachius pictus. 



Length 3 millira. 



Hah. Tenasserini ; Myitta {Dolierty). 



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Genus AYKERUS, uov. 



Type, A. hi/stricellus, Eicht. 



jyistribution. Ceylon. 



Allied to Urentius, but differing by the totally uncovered head, 

 the disk of pronotum covered with two large vesicular processes, 

 lateral margins not sinuate. 



My knowledge of this genus is confined to the figure given by 

 Eichter, which is unfortunately accompanied by no description. 

 Referring, however, to the " complete armature of spines, which 

 project from various parts of the head, thorax, and elytra," he 

 further remarks : " Each of these spines, when examined by a 

 somewhat higher power, is found to have a sharp point or seta, 

 projecting as from the open end of an investing sheath." 



