BAYEEUS. 



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ochraceous ; antennae with the basal joint coral-red, remaining 

 joints fuscous ; abdomen mutilated in specimen described ; tarsi 

 fuscous. 



Length 15 millini. 



Hah. Andaman Islands {Brit. Mvs.). 



An imperfect specimen in the British Museum is the type of 

 this very distinct species. 



Genus BAYERUS, nov. 



Type, B. cuneatus, Dist. 

 Distribution. Assam. 



Antennae apparently eight -jointed, first joint longer than head 

 and longly passing its apex ; head stout, broad, somewhat tumid 

 behind eyes, with a shoi't distinct collar ; rostrum with the basal 

 joint longer than the two apical joints together ; pronotum with 

 the anterior lobe narrower than the posterior, distinctly sculptured 

 and profoundly centrally sulcate, posterior lobe with three 

 longitudinal impressions, one central and one on each lateral 



area, lateral angles rounded and 

 nodulose ; scutellum distinctly nar- 

 rowed posteriorly, foveate at base, the 

 two apical spinous angles inwardly 

 curved and not widely separated ; 

 basal segment of the connexivum 

 somewhat strongly spinously pro- 

 duced ; anterior tibiae with a A^ery 

 short and subobsolete apical spongy 

 furrow. 



1181. Bayerus cuneatus, sp. n. 



Sanguineous ; antennae, disk of 

 scutellum, clavus and broad claval 

 streak on corium, and tibiae (ex- 

 Fig. 200. eluding extreme bases and apices) 

 Bayerus cuneatus. fuscous ; membrane black ; antennae 

 longly pilose, base of first joint 

 sanguineous, second a little longer than first ; legs somewhat 

 longly pilose. 



Var. Legs entirely sanguineous ; claval fuscous strealv on 

 corium angularly dilated posteriorly. 

 Length 9 millim. 



Hah. Assam; Naga Hills (C/ie/ivie/Z). 



The type, a specimen without locality belonging to the Atkinson 

 Collection, is iu the British Museum. 



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