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BEDUAIID.i:. 



1238. Biasticus abdominalis, Beut. Rev. cVEnt. vi, p. 153 (1887). 



Black ; posterior lobe of pronotum, heraelytra, central fascia to 



head beneath, and posterior 

 margins of pronotum dull ochra- 

 ceous : segmental incisures of 

 connexivam, above and beneath, 

 bright pale castaneous ; finely 

 pilose ; first joint of rostrum 

 reaching the posterior margin of 

 eyes ; basal joint of antennae 

 subeqnal in length to anterior 

 femora ; anterior longitudinal 

 elevation to posterior pronotal 

 lobe well pronounced, the poste- 

 rior angles subnodulose : lateral 

 and apical margins of membrane 

 pale hyaline ; legs somewhat 

 longly pilose. 



Length 13 millim. 



Hah. "North India" (Renter). 

 Fig. 'Ill .—Bi(()^ticn» ahdominalis. Burma ; Kareunee. 



1239. Biasticus fuliginosus, Bent. Eev. (VEnt. vi, p. 152 (1887). 



c^ . Black, shining ; head and legs f uscously pilose ; collar and 

 abdomen whitish-flavescent, basal halves of the three basal 

 segments, and the fourth and fifth segments totally, black ; first 

 joint of antennae obscurely testaceous. 



5 . Fuliginous ; head and legs griseously pilose ; head with the 

 apex and under surl'ace, base of rostrum, first joint of antenna^, 

 trochanters, and abdomen dull testaceous-flavescent, the last with 

 two medial fuliginous fasciae ; membrane f uscous-vinaceous. Head 

 a little shorter than pronotum, ante- and postocular areas of head 

 equal in length ; first joint of rostrum a little shorter than second 

 joint ; first joint of antennae subequal in length to head and 

 anterior lobe of pronotum ; anterior lobe of pronotum very 

 strongly impressed at base and obtusely bituberculate, posterior 

 lobe twice as long as anterior and anteriorly, tuberculously,oblongly, 

 longitudinally elevated, abbreviated before middle, lateral angles 

 rounded, lateral margins posteriorly reflexed ; abdomen moderately 

 ampliated and rounded on each side ; femora near apices nodosely 

 incrassated ; anterior tibiae equal in length to femora and trochanters 

 together. 



Length 9 millim. 



Hah. " North India '" {CoU. Su/r,oret). 



I have not seen this species. 



