ECTBYCHOTES, 



315 



transverse fasciae (not reaching lateral margins) to fourth and fifth 

 ventral segments, and the sixth and anal segments bright bluish- 

 black ; antennoe, about apical half of clavus, interior area of corium, 

 membrane, and a spot on last dorsal abdominal segment black ; 

 coxjB, trochanters, bases of anterior and intermediate femora, and 

 nearly basal half of posterior femora and the tarsi coral-red, apices 

 of tarsi black. 



Length 12 to 13 millim. 



Hah. "Tranquebar " (Co^J^H/utr/eH Museum). 



A specimen without locality is also contained in the British 

 Museum. 



""'Hfe^ 



b. Lateral areas of posterior pronotal Johe palely coloured. 



1197. Ectrychotes dispar, Reut. Act. Sac. Sc. Fenn. xii, p. 804 (1881). 



Shining violaceous ; antenna? and hemelytra piceous; lateral 



areas of the posterior lobe of 

 pronotum, scutellum (entirely or 

 sometimes excepting base), base of 

 clavus and corium, lateral margins 

 of corium (broadening at apical 

 angles), connexivum, apices of 

 coxiB, trochanters, basal half of 

 posterior femora, bases of tarsi, 

 and abdomen coral-red ; apex of 

 abdomen beneath, and some- 

 times segmental sutural fascite, 

 violaceous. 



Length 12 to 14 millim. 



Hah. Calcutta {Stoclcholm Mus.). 

 Bombay ( LeitJi ). Bangalore 

 (Cameron). 



The coral-red coloration in some 

 specimens shows signs of fading 

 into ochraceous. From Reuter's description, he seems to have 

 examined faded specimens. 



Fig. 206. — Ectrychotes dispar. 



1198. Ectrychotes rufescens, Dist. Aim. Soc. Ent. Belg. 1903, p. 63. 



Head, pronotum, scutellum and sternum olivaceous-black, 

 shining; lateral margins of posterior lobe of pronotum, basal angle 

 of corium, body and legs sanguineous ; hemelytra, spots to con- 

 nexivum (on fourth and fifth segments in male, on third, fourth 

 and fifth segments and apex in female), large lateral spots to third, 

 fourth and fifth segments, the disk of sixth segment and the anal 

 segment to abdomen beneath, central annulations to intermediate 

 and posterior femora, and apices of intermediate and posterior 

 tibite black ; extreme base of antennae ochraceous ; central sulca- 

 tion to pronotum broad and foveate. 



