SMINTIIOCORIS, 



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of pronotum about equal in length, anterior lobe sculptured, 

 posterior obsoletely rugnlose, with three longitudinal series of 

 punctiu'es, one central and two lateral. 



Length 12 to 13 millim. 



Hah. Ceylon (Green). 



Walker has wrongly described this species. The antennae are 

 not black, but the second and third joints are fuscous, the first 

 and base of second testaceous. 



Genus PARALEN^US. 



Paraleimeus, Hetit. Act. Soc. Sc. Fenn. xii, p. 321 (1881). 



Type, P. 2')yrrliomelas., Eeiit. 



Distribution. Northern India. 



Allied to Lenceiis, but differing by the anterior and intermediate 

 femora being short, incrassate, and denticulate or tuberculate 

 beneath ; the apex of the scutellum more constricted and its 

 anterior area more ampliated. 



1133. Paralenseiis pyrrhonielas, licut.Act.Soc. Sc Fe7in. xii, p. .322 



(1881). 



Black, somewhat glabrous ; pos- 

 terior lobe of pronotum, corium 

 and connexivum sanguineous ; 

 more than apical half of clavus, 

 followed by an elongate subclaval 

 spot, and membrane black, opaque ; 

 inner angle of membrane pale, 

 containing a small black spot ; 

 apex of scutellum, and sixth 

 abdominal segment medially, 

 ])iceous. 



Length 11 5 Miillim. 



Hah. ~Dviv]eQ\mg{Stock'holmMus.). 



I am indebted to the kindness 

 of Dr. Sjostedt for the opportunity 

 of figuring this species. 



Fig. 184. 



Paralenaxis pyrrhoinelas. 



Genus SMINTHOCORIS, nom. nov. 



Sminthus, Stdl, Of v. Vet.-Ak. Fork. 18^9, p. 186 ; id. Hem. Afr. 



iii, p. 120 (186.5) ; id. Ofv. Vet.-Ak. Fork. 1870, p. 694 note ; id. 



En. Hem. iv, p. 64 (1874) ; nee Keijs. ^- Bias. Mam. 1840. 

 Opinus (part.), Lap. Ess. Hem.^^. 78 (18-32). 

 Tapeinus (part.), Lap. Ess. Hem. p. 81 (1832) : Beryr. Rev. d^Ent. 



xiii, p. 163 (1894) ; nee Tapeina, Lepell. ^- IServ. Col. 1825, 

 Tapinus (part.), Burm. Handb. ii, p. 236 (1835). 



Type, S. pictus. Lap., a Malayan species. 



Histrihution. Oriental Eegion and throughout the Malayan 

 Archipelago. 



