322 EEDUYllD^. 



b. Ventral ser/ments not medially impressed. 



1213. Physorhynchus insignis, sp. n, 



5 . Shining dark bronzy olivaceous-brown ; lateral angles o£ 

 posterior pronotal lobe, apex and apical spines of scutelluin, dorsal 

 segmental incisures, lateral segmental rounded spots toconnexivum, 

 rostrum, coxa?, trochanters, bases and apices of femora, the tibia? 

 and tarsi, central discal transverse segmental fasciae, lateral spots 

 and lateral marginal spots to abdomen beneath luteous ; antennae 

 and anterior legs mutilated in specimen described ; anterior pro- 

 notal lol)e moderately tumid, posteriorly discally foveate, lateral 

 margins rounded and about twice the length of posterior lobe ; 

 abdomen above sparingly rugulose ; connexivum with the basal 

 angles of the segments a little nodulose. Abdomen beneath not 

 centrally impressed. 



Length, 5 , 13 millim. 



Hah. IS'aga Hills (Chennell). 



1214. Physorhynchus riibromaculatus, sp. n. 



§ . Head, antennae, rostrum, legs, and sternum black ; abdomen 

 beneath shining violaceous-black, above somewhat dull violaceous- 

 black ; lateral margins of connexivum above and beneath, two 

 central spots on each abdominal segment, of which the basal are 

 smallest and the apical largest, and the last segment of the abdomen 

 (excluding base) reddish-testaceous ; antenna? with the second 

 joint slightly longer than the first ; pronotum with the anterior 

 lobe much longer than the posterior, but about equal in breadth, 

 its lateral margins rounded, its disk finely centrally impressed, pos- 

 terior lobe obscurely transversely striate, centrally finely impressed 

 and foveate near each lateral angle ; hemelytra practically absent ; 

 abdomen broad, margins rounded, above rugose, excepting extreme 

 central disk which is very finely and obscurely transversely striate 

 beneath, not centrally impressed. 



Length, 2 , 28 millim. 



Hab. Nilgiris (Brit. Mns.). 



Genus STEGIUS, nov. 



Type, *S^. pravus, Dist. 



Distribution. Bengal. 



2 . Broadly subovate ; head broad, anteocular much longer than 

 postocular area, in fi'ont of eyes obliquely descending on each 

 side from a somewhat broad central carination, behind eyes trans- 

 versely incised ; first joint of antenna) about as long as head, 

 incrassated, a little curved apically, smooth, the remaining joints 

 pilose, second longer than first ; rostrum short, much incrassated, 

 first joint a little shorter than second, which is inwardly angularly 

 dilated near its base; pronotum much longer than head, moderately 

 tumid, its latex'al margins convexly narrowed anteriorly, centrally 



