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REDUVIID.T. 



Dointlami A'alley (Bingham, Brit. 3/us.). 



Length 15 niilliin. 

 Bab. Tenasserim 

 Malay Peninsula. 



Genus EDOCLA. 



]']docla, Stal, Of v. Vcf.-Ak. Fork. IS'M, p. 189 ; id. En. Hem. iv, p. 05 



(1874). 



Type, E. hishisir/nafa, Stal. a South-African species. 



Distribution. Ethiopian and Oriental Eegions. 



Body subelongate ; head with the postociUar slightly longer 

 than the anteocular portion of head, transversely impressed 

 between eyes ; antennte with the first joint not longer than head ; 

 ocelli prominent ; pronotiim granulate, with the anterior and 

 posterior lateral angles distinctly and somewhat longly acutely 

 spinous, sometimes disk of anterior, sometimes disk of posterior 

 lobe spinous, disks sometimes unarmed ; scutellum with a long- 

 apical obliquely ascending spine, legs and antennye pilose ; rostrum 

 with the first joint not quite so long as the second ; abdomen 

 beneath with a distinct central ridge ; sternum granulate. 



1125. Edocla slateri, Dist. A. M. N. H. (7) xi, p. 353 (1003). 



Piceous ; head, antenute, anterior angles and central disk of 

 anterior pronotal lobe, two central spots near anterior margin, 

 lateral ano-les, a very small spot before them, and narrow hind 

 margin to posterior pronotal lobe, scutellar spine, base of clavus, 



base and a large subapical spot 

 (extending from lateral to 

 apical margins, angulate on 

 each side) to corium, con- 

 nexivum, coxfe, legs, abdomen, 

 lateral margins of meta- 

 sternum, and anterior aceta- 

 bula pale luteous ; annulation 

 to first joint of antennse, 

 biaiiuulations to femora and 

 tibiae, apices of tibiae, spots 

 to connexivum abo\ e ajid be- 

 neath, latei'al areas and apex of 

 abdomen, and the membrane 

 pale violaceous brown ; an- 

 tenna3 pilose, second joint 

 more than twice the length 

 of first ; head transversely 

 constricted behind eyes ; first 

 and second joints of rostrum about subequal in length ; anterior 

 angles of anterior pronotal lobe longly spinous, the spines suberect 

 and a little recurved, anterior lobe sculptured, posterior lobe 

 granulate, lateral angles spinous and recur\ed ; scutellar spine long, 

 suberect. 



Length 9 ; breadth between pronotal angles 3 millim. 

 Hah. Mysore (Slater, Brit. Mus.). 



Fig. IS]. — Edocla slateri. 



