164 AKADID^. 



very sliglitly longer than second, fourth fusiform and setose ; 

 anterior process of head with its apex slightly eoiarginate and 

 about reaching end of first antennal joint, spines in front of eyes 

 prominent and oblique ; pronotum with the anterior lobe strongly 

 concavely sinuate at lateral margins, and armed on disk with two 

 prominent tubercles, the anterior angles of both lobes obtusely 

 spinous, posterior lobe with an obscure transverse broken waved 

 I'ugose line ; scutellum with a central rugose carination ; apical 

 margin of corium strongly sinuate ; membrane paler and reaching 

 base of apical abdominal segment. 



Length 6| millim. 



Hah. Ceylon {Brit. Mns.). 



Genus NEUROCTENUS. 



Neuroctenus, Fieher, JEw. Heiti. it. S-i (1801); Stal, En. Hem. iii, 



p. 140(1873). 

 Mezira, part., Stdl, Hem. Afr. iii, pp. 31 & 35 (1&65). 

 Synopsis generis, Bergr. Ofv. Finska Vet. Soc. Forh. xxix, p. 173 



(1887). 



Type, N. cnffer, Stal, an Ethiopian species. 



Distribution. Nearctic, Neotropical, Etliiopian, Oriental, and 

 Australasian Kegions. 



This and the following genus (Aneurus) may be distinguished 

 from all the preceding genera by the flattened body, priuci pally 

 caused bv the greatly depressed abdomen beneath ; the scutellum 

 is triangular ; the fourth joint of the antenna? is rarely longer than 

 the third. 



948. Neurocteims par, Bergr. Ofv. Finska Vet. Soc. Fork, xxix, 

 p. 180 (1887). 

 Crimia rubrescens, part.. Walk. Cat. Het. vii, p. 14 (1873). 



Elongately ovate, slightly granulate, opaque, piceous ; abdomen 

 and legs brownish-piceous : disk of abdomen 

 beneath flavescent ; antennie witli the first 

 and second joints subequal in length, third 

 slightly longer than second, fourth subequal 

 to or a little shorter than second, postocular 

 dentiform process passing eyes ; pronotum 

 medially impressed ; anterior lateral angles 

 rounded ; corium with the apical margin bi- 

 sinuate ; membrane with a metallic lustre, 

 base and internal angle luteous. 



Var. As here figured ; disk of anterior 

 pj„ j^g process to head, antennae, anterior and lateral 



Neuroctenus par. margins to pronotum, upper surface of abdomen 



and legs testaceous. 

 Length 6 to 8 millim. 



Hah. Burma ; Bhamo, Teinzo, Karennee {Fea). Tenasserim ; 

 Thagata, Plapoo {Fea), Victoria Point {Atlcinson). — Originally 

 described from Java ; !Siam {Brit. Mus.). 



