LINSHCOSTEUS. 



287 



{Coll. Dist.) ; and generally found in the Southern Nearctie and 

 Northern Neotropical Kegious and in the Antilles. 



Nocturnal ; usually found in houses in the Bor Ghat (R. 31. 

 Dixon). 



Genus LINSHCOSTEUS, nov. 



Type, L. carnifex, Dist. 



Distnbvtion. Northern districts of India. 



Head cylindrical, porrect, very long, as long as pronotum and 

 scutellum together, sinuately constricted behind eyes, anteocular 

 portion more than three times as long as postocular portion ; 

 antennae inserted much nearer to apex than to eyes, at about 

 one-third from apex of anteocular portion, the first joint not 

 nearly reaching apex of head, second joint as long as ante- 

 ocular portion of head ; antenniferous tubercles laterally promi- 

 nent ; rostrum adpressed to head, reaching eyes, first joint short, 

 second very long ; pronotum somewhat short, subtriangular, con- 

 stricted before middle, posterior lateral angles obtusely prominent ; 

 body broad, flattened, lateral abdominal margins much dilated ; 

 membrane large, about reaching apex of abdomen ; scutellum 

 short, broad, apex produced in a somewhat long, lateral tuber- 

 culous spine ; disk of abdomen beneath flattened ; legs unarmed, 

 femora not iucrassated. 



1145. Linshcosteus carnifex, sp. 



19(>. — Linshcosteus carnifex. 

 Hah. "North India" (5W? 



Black ; head, basal joint of an- 

 tennae, rostrum, connexivum, abdo- 

 men beneath, and legs piceous ; 

 membrane and tarsi brownish-ochra- 

 ceous ; head finely granulate ; pro- 

 notum with the anterior lobe finely 

 sculptured, anterior angles tuber- 

 culously prominent, posterior lobe 

 transversely rugulose ; scutellum 

 granulate, its apex transversely 

 striate ; eyes greyish ; connexivum 

 broad, rounded, a little reflexed, 

 narrowed anteriorly and posteriorly ; 

 antennae and tibiae very finel}'^ pilose. 



Length $ 24 millim. 

 Mus.). 



