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REDUVIID^. 



1195. Labidocoris elegans, Mayr, Verh. z.-b. Ges. Wien, XV, p. 440 

 (1805) ; Stal, Eti. Hem. iv, p. 52 (1874) ; Heut. Act. Soc. Sc. 

 Fe7in. xii, p. 304 (1881). 



" Sanguineous ; antennae and hemelytra black, opaque ; base, 

 lateral margin, and apex of cerium sanguineous ; antennae longly 

 pilose." 



Length 9| millim. 



Labidocoris elegans. 



Hah. Tranquebar {fide Renter). 



Dr. Mayr's typical specimen was without locality, and has been 

 kindly lent to me for figuring by Dr. Handlirsch, of the A^ienna 

 Museum. Reuter was able to determine the occurrence of this 

 species at " Tranquebar," and thus authenticate its presence in this 

 fauna. 



Genus ECTRYCHOTES. 



Ectrychotes, Bunn. (part.) Handb. ii, p. 237 (1835) ; Stdl, En. Hem. 



iv, p. 46(1874). 

 Loricerus, Halm (part.), Wanz. Ins. i, pi. v (1831). 

 Larymna, Stal, Ofv. Vet.-Ah. Fork. 1859, pp. 170 & 183. 



Type, E. pllicomis, Fabr. 



Distribution. Oriental Eegion, China and Japan. 



The principal distinguishing character of this genus may be 

 found in the scutellum, which possesses a small intermediate apical 

 spinous angulation ; pronotum with a strong central sulcation 

 continued from the anterior lobe to the disk of the posterior lobe : 

 the four anterior dorsal segments of the abdomen are laterally at 

 base and apex, and the fifth at base, transversely impressed ; ventral 

 incisures strongly carinulate ; antennae with eight joints. 



A. Pronotum not unicolorous. 



a. Anterior and jiosterior pronofal lobes differently coloured. 



1196. Ectrychotes pilicornis, Fabr. (Reduvius) Mant. ii, p. 311 

 (1787) ; Mayr (Lavvnma), Eeise Novara, Hem. p. 156 (1866) ; 

 Stal (Larymna), Hem. Fabr. i, p. 118 (1868). 



Coral-red ; head, anterior lobe of pronotum, sternum, legs, 



