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second joints of the rostrum subequal in length ; first joint of the 

 antennae as long as the head ; pronotum with the anterior lobe 

 moderately sculptured, posterior lobe transversely rugulose, 

 posterior angles dentately produced, their apices slightly recurved ; 

 scutellar spine obliquelv ascendant. 



Length IS to 20 millim. 



Hah. Sikhim and Berhampur {Atkinson Coll., Brit. Mus.). 



In some specimens the spots to the corium are creamy-white. 



111''3. Acanthaspis micrographa, Jfalk. Cat. Het. vii, p. 177 (1873). 



Dark chocolate-brown ; two small spots on disk of posterioi 

 lobe ol: pronotum, a small spot on about centre of apical margin 

 to corium, spots to connexivum, subobsolete and siibapical aunu- 

 lation to femora, two ainiulations to tibise, one near base and one 

 near apex, and base of apical joint of tarsi pale ochraceous ; a 

 small subapical spot to membrane greyish-white ; finely pilose, 

 somewhat longly pilose on legs ; rostrum with the first and second 

 joints about subequal in length ; antennae with the first joint 

 about as long as head ; pronotum M'ith the anterior lobe pro- 

 minently sculptured, the anterior angles obtuse ; posterior lobe 

 trausversely rugulose, lateral angles dentately prominent, their 

 apices recurved, disk unarmed ; scutellar spine almost horizontally 

 directed . 



Length 21 millim. 



Hah. "North Ilindostan" {Capt. Beid, Brit. lUus.). 



1114. Acanthaspis tergeniina, IJnr7)i. (Platymeris) Handh. ii, p. 2o3 

 (1835) ; Blanch. (Reduvius) Hist. Ins. iii, p. 104 (1840) : Stal, 

 En. Hem. iv, p. 73 1874). 



Tetroxia (Acanthaspis) scurra, Bredd. SB. Ces. Natiuf. Berl. 

 1903, p. 117. 



Stall, Pun. fig. 298. 



Black ; basal joint of anteuna3 (excluding apex), four basal spots 

 and lateral angles to posterior lobe of pronotum, sometimes fused, 

 spots to connexivum above and beneath, apices of femora, two 

 broad annulations to tibiae and base of posterior joint of tarsi 

 iuteous ; corium with basal angle luteous, and a transverse 

 angulated and sinuated subapical spot creamy-white ; apex of 

 membrane greyish, enclosing a fuscous apical spot ; first joint of 

 rostrum a little longer than second ; first joint of antenna) a little 

 shorter than head ; pronotum with the anterior lobe moderately 

 sculptured, posterior lobe transversely rugulose, lateral angles 

 shortly dentately produced, their apices slightly recurved, posterior 

 disk unarmed ; scutellar spine obliquely ascendant. 



Length 16 to 20 millim. 



Hah. Madras (CoZ?. Z)«,Si!.). Ceylow {Green Sf Lewis); Trincomali 

 {Brit. ]\h(s.). Burma ; Karenuee, Palon, Teinzo {Fea). 



I am indebted to Herr Breddin for allowing me to see a typical 

 specimen of his species, which is the form having the basal spots 

 and angle of the posterior pronotal lobe fused. 



