PIRATES. 301 



Hob. Sylhet (Botvruig, Brit. Mus.). Assam ; Margherita 

 (Dolierty). Burma ; Kareniiee, Teinzo, Bhamo, Katha {Fea). 

 Tenasserim; Thagata (Feci). — Described from the Philippines.— 

 Lethierry and Severin in their Catalogue add China and Japan, but 

 for these hjcalities 1 possess no confirmation. 



1173. Pirates mundulus, Stdl, En. Hem. iv, p. 58 (1874) ; Bent. Act. 



Soc. >Sc. Fenn. xii, p. .'511 (1881). 



Black ; abdomen and hemelytra testaceous ; clavus and corium 

 inwardly lurid, and there marked with a black spot ; anal segment- 

 of abdomen black ; membrane fuscous ; interior areola and a 

 medial oblique fascia white, before the fascia marked with a black 

 spot, the exterior areola black ; the apical spongy furrow to anterior 

 tibiae occupying little more than a third part of their under surface. 

 In some varieties, perhaps confined to the female sex, the disk of the 

 abdomen beneath is dark fuscous, tlie connexivum alone being 

 testaceous. 



Length 9 millim. 



Hah. Tranquebar (Stocl-Jiohn Mus.). Bor Ghjit (Diavn). Ceylon ; 

 Peradeniya (Green). 



b. Membrane spotted with hlaclc. 



1174. Pirates atromaculatus, >SYf?^ (Cleptocoris), Of v. Vet.-Ak.Fdrh. 



1870, p. 092 ; Dist. A. M. N. H. (7) x, p. 1^83 (1902). 

 Pirates sinensis, Walk. Cat. Het. vii, p. 114 (1873). 



Black, hemelytra piceous ; corium with a medial longitudinal 

 ochraceous fascia which is inwardly ampliated and angulated and 

 there margined with black ; a large discal spot to membrane and a 

 small spot near base of clavus black ; antennae pilose, second joint 

 about as long as anterior lobe of pronotum ; anterior femora 

 unarmed beneath ; spongy furrow to anterior tibiae not occupying 

 much more than a third of their length. 



Length 12 millim. 



Hah. Assam; Khasi and Naga Hills (C7u=/wk??Z). Ceylon {Green). 

 Burma ; Karennee, Katha, Metanga, !Schvvegoo-Myo {Fea). — Also 

 recorded from Java, Philippines (SemjJcr), Hongkong {Boiuring, 

 Brit. Mus.). 



c. Membrane fuscous, unicolorous. 



1175. Pirates lepturoides, Wolf (Pteduvins), Ic iv, p. 165, f. 159 



(1804) ; mi, O/v. Vet.-Ak. Fork. 1806, p. 262. 



Piceous-black ; corium fuscous-brown, a small spot at inner 

 angle near base of membrane, and the membrane, fuscous ; con- 

 nexivum above and beneath spotted with obscure ochraceous ; 

 antennae pilose, second joint about as long as anterior pro- 

 notal lobe, which is centrally longitudinally linearly impressed ; 

 anterior femora unarmed beneath ; spongy furrow to anterior 



