AGRIOSPIIODRrS. 



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Genus AGRIOSPHODRUS. 



Agriospliodriis, Stdl, Ofv. Vet.-Ak. Fdrh. 1866, p. 270 ; id. En. Hem. 

 iv, p. 11 (1874). 



Type, A. dohrm, Stal. 



Distribxfion. Oriental Region. 



Head elongate, a little longer than pronotLim, anteocular and 

 postocular areas snbeqnal in length ; rostrum with the first joint 

 about half the length of second and slightly longer than ante- 

 ocular portion of head ; first joint of antennae about as long 

 as head ; hemelytra slightly passing abdominal apex ; abdomen 

 strongly dilated on each side, but nob strongly sinuate at the 

 incisures ; legs slender, apical areas of the femora obsoletely sub- 

 nodulose. 



1279. Agriosphodrus dohrni, S/'r/n. (Eulves) Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1802, 

 ]). 120: Sm (Eulyes), Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 18(33, p. 32. 

 inysticus, tital., M6'. 



Black, shining, pilose ; lateral 

 margins of the abclomen dilated, 

 dull ivory-white, somewhat tinged 

 with oehraceous, with large black 

 segmental spots ; pronotum im- 

 punctate, medially longitudinally 

 impressed ; apex of the last di- 

 lated segment more prominent in 

 female than in male. 



Length 10 to 22 millim. 



Hah. Deccau (Ji<fe Stal). — 

 China, Shanghai {Brit. JIus.). 



Stal {supra) has given the di- 

 mensions as 29 to 32 millim., 

 evidently a misprint or lapsus. 

 A vspecimen also in the British 

 Museum is labelled in Stal's own handwriting " mystieus, Stal." 



Fig. 228. — Agriosphodrus dohrni. 



Division EUAGORASAIUA. 



This division includes a group of genera which have the common 

 character of having the head armed with a spine or tubercle behind 

 the base of each antenna ; they are all more or less elongate 

 insects, and have the lateral pronotal angles spinous, or at least 

 prominent. 



