CAUCUS. 233 



three anmilations to tibiae (somewliat obsolete on posterior tibia)) 

 dark fuscous or black ; head with the anteocular much longer 

 than the postocular portion ; antennte ochraceous, base of first 

 joint stramineous, apex of second joint fuscous, remaining joints 

 mutilated in typical specimen, first joint a little longer than 

 anteocular portion of head ; hemelytra very short, about twice 

 as long as scutellum. their apices rounded ; pronotum with the 

 anterior lobe much longer than the posterior, its anterior and 

 posterior angles tiibercidously ])rominent and with a spine on 

 each lateral margin of anterior lobe behind middle. 



Length 154 millim. 



Hah. Himalaya {Budapest Ahis.). 



I have seen the type of this sj^ecies by the courtesy of Dr. Horvath. 



b. Pronotum ivithout lateral median spines. 

 1043. Oncocephalus morosus, sp. ii. 



Dark fuscous, greyishly sericeous ; base of first joint of antenna?, 

 basal two-thirds of intermediate femora, two broad annulations to 

 anterior and intermediate tibia), posterior tibia) (excluding two 

 obscure basal annulations), and an angular spot on under surface 

 of anterior femora luteous ; antennae with the first joint about as 

 loug as from insertion to eyes ; head broad and robust, anteocular 

 much longer than jjostocular area ; pronotum with the anterior 

 lobe much longer than the posterior, which has two distinct 

 central curved carina^ ; hemelytra abbreviated, only reaching the 

 second abdominal segment, their apices rounded, and containing a 

 small fuscous spot near apex. 



Length 20 millim. 



Hah. Sikhim ; Mungphu (Atlinson, Brit. AIus.). 



Genus CAUNUS. 



Caunus, Stal, Hem. Afr. iii, p. 153 (1865) ; id. En. Hem. iv, p. 84 

 (1874) ; Reut. Act.' Hoc. Sc. Feiin. xii, p. 750 (1883). 



Type, C. capensis, Stal, a South-African species. 



Distrihation. Ethiopian and Oriental Regions. 



Allied to OncocepJudus, but with the anterior femora not 

 incrassated ; head between antennae produced into two porrect 

 spines, anteocular portion longer than postocular ; rostrum with 

 tlie first and second joints equal in length ; pronotum deflected 

 from a little beyond base, longitudinally carinate and sulcate ; 

 lateral margins of the prosternum moderately crenulate, anterior 

 spines porrect ; tibia) shortly pilose. 



1044. Caunus farinator, lieut. Act. Soc. Sc Fenn. xii, p. 752, pi. iii, 

 f. 55 (1883). 



Palely greyishly testaceous ; central sulcation to pronotum. 



