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Genus MONANTHIA. 

 Monanthia, Lepell. Sf Sei-v. Encycl. Metli. x, 

 Ofv. Vet.-AJt. Fork. 1874, ii. 3, p. 58. 



p. 653 (1825) ; Stdl, 



Type, M. ecJiii, Schranck, a Palsearctie species. 



Distribution. Palaearctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental Regions. 



Hemelytra with the subcostal area distinctly forming an angle 

 at apex of discoidal area, discoidal area near middle with a trans- 

 verse divisional vein ; pronotum with the lateral margins strongly 

 reflexed, sometimes, as in the species here included, somewhat 

 strongly inflated ; hemelytra with subbasal elevations ; antennae 

 slender, apical joint fusiform, its base slender. 



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913. Monanthia glohulifera, Walk. (Tingis) Cat. Het. vi, 

 (1873) : Dist. A. M. N. H. (7) ix, p. 356 (1902). 



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Dull obscure ochraceous 



Fig. 107. 

 Monanthia globulifera. 



pronotum with disk piceous, margins 

 of areolets to dilated lateral margins 

 and to the apical sutural area black ; 

 hemelytra with the ai'eolar margins to 

 discoidal and sutural areas piceous, the 

 foveate disk to discoidal area also more 

 or less piceous, costal area hyaline, 

 uniseriate, transverse veins black : 

 body beneath black ; legs ochraceous ; 

 posterior margin of metasteruum and 

 lateral margins of abdomen dull 

 luteous; antennae pale ochraceous, 

 apical joint a little darker ; hemelytra 

 with a large subbasal foveate callosity. 



Length 3 millim. 



Hah. Madras {Elliot, Brit. 3Ius.). 

 Ceylon (Green). At Madras this 

 insect lives on heliotrope (Elliot). 



914. Monanthia nilgiriensis, IJist. Ann. Sue. Ent. Behj. xhii, p. h\ 

 (1903). 



Pale hvaliue ; head and lateral convex margins of the pronotum 

 piceous ; disk of pronotum, abdomen above and body beneath 

 black ; lateral areas of pronotum hyaline, the margin of the 

 areolets and a transverse fascia from disk to margins piceous ; elytra 

 hyaline, the margins of the areolets mostly piceou:- , margins of the 

 discoidal area and a large raised globular discoidal spot piceous ; 

 sutural area piceous, margined with pale areolets and containing 

 two distinct central white spots ; legs, antennae, and anterior 

 area of pronotnl dilatation beneath with marginal spots to same 

 ochraceous : apical joint of antennae and posterior femora 

 piceous. The pronotum is roundly and much dilated, with 

 reflexed, concave, membranous margins, which are subvertical, 



