SPHEDANOLESTES. 



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Genus SPHEDANOLESTES. 



Spliedanolestes, Sta/, Ofr. Vct.-Ak. Fork. 1866, pjj. 284 & 288 ; 



id. Hem. Fabr. i. p. Ill (1868); id. En. Hem. iv, p. 13 (1874). 

 Harpactor (part.), Futon, Cat. p. 39 (1886). 



Subg. Spliactes, Lissonj-ctus, Aiilacosphodrus, Stdl, Of v. Vet.-AJ: 

 Forh. 1870, pp. 687, 688, 690 note. 



„ Graptosphodvus, Stal, Ofv. Vet.-Ak. Fork. 1866, p. 284. 



„ Hseinactus, Stdl,En. Hem. iv, p. 34 (1874). 



Type, aS^. impressicollis, Stal. a Chinese species. 



Distrihuiion. Palaearctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental Regions. 



Body oblong ; head about equal to or very slightly longer than 

 the pronotum, ante- and postocalar areas about equally long, or 

 the last a little the longest ; area of the ocelli a little elevated ; 

 rostrum with the basal joint longer than the anteocular area of 

 the head ; antennae with the first joint subequal to the head or a 

 little longer ; pronotum with the anterior and posterior lobes 

 conjointly longitudinally impressed, posterior lobe about twice as 

 long as anterior ; hemelytra not or very slightly passing abdominal 

 apex ; abdomen a little broader than hemelytra ; legs of moderate 

 size ; femora near apices obsoletely subnodulose ; anterior femora 

 not or slightly incrassated. 



A. Pronotum black, unicolorous, or pidelij jpuhesccnt, 



1240. Sphedanolestes piibinotum, lieut. Act. Soc. Sc. Fenn. xii, p 289 

 (1881). 



Black, shining ; head, pro- 

 notum, scutellum, corium, and 

 sternum thickly greyishly pu- 

 bescent ; abdomen sanguine- 

 ous, beneath with three or 

 four transverse black fascite, 

 but these are sometimes ab- 

 sent ; head with the post- 

 ocular a little longer than 

 the ; anteocular area ; first 

 joint of rostrum a little 

 longer than anteocular portion 

 of head and much shorter 

 than second joint ; first joint 

 of antenna) as long as ante- 

 rior femora ; central impression 

 to pronotum continued to 

 about middle of posterior 

 lobe ; membrane longly pass- 

 ing abdominal apex. 

 rri ^^■^^■ ^ ■ .■ Length 15 to 16^ miUim. 



Hab. biklinu ; Darjeehng (Stoclholm 3Ius.). Assam ; Khasi 

 Hills (Chennell). Burma ; Karennee (Fea). 



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Fig. 218. — Sphedanolestes 2nibtnotum 



