CORANUS. 



381 



A. Scutdlum with an erect conical txihercidous sjrine. 



1315, Coranus spinisciltis, Heut. Act. Soc. Sc Fenn. xii, p. 275 (1881). 



Testaceous-tLiscous, shortly greyishly sericeous and pilose ; head 

 black, postocular area with a central linear testaceous line : 

 antenna:' brownish-ochraceous, first joint (excepting apex) and base 



of second joint luteous ; corium 

 fuscous, membrane bronzy-fusooiis ; 

 connexivum ochraceous, spotted 

 with fuscous ; abdomen beneath 

 ochraceous, its apex piceous ; legs 

 ochraceous, annulations to femora, 

 bases and apices to tibite, and 

 apices of tarsi piceous, extreme bases 

 of tibiic with a pale annulation ; first 

 joint of antenna) distinctly shorter 

 than head ; scutellum with an erect 

 conical tuberculous spine ; Urst joint 

 of rostriun shorter than second. 

 Length 9 to 10 millim. 

 B(ch. Assam ; North Khasi Hills 

 (Chennell). Eanchi (Irvine). Bor 

 Clhat (Dixoii). }3urina ; Palon, Bhamo, Karennee (Fea), 



Fig. 242. — Coranus .'•ptnisciitif. 



131(i. Coranus fuscipennis, Iteut. Act. Soc. Sc Fenn. xii, p. 275 (1881). 



Black, very sparingly gi-eyishly sericeous or pilose ; postocular 

 area of head with a central pale longitudinal line; antenna) piceous*, 

 first joint (excepting apex) luteous ; corium very pale ochraceous, 

 ferruginous on apical area, clavus and membrane brassy-black ; 

 abdomen beneath black, with some pale sublateral testaceous 

 markings on each side ; connexivum above and beneath pale 

 testaceous, with transverse piceous spots ; femora nodulose, totally 

 black or very obscurely annulated with ferruginous : tibia) and 

 tarsi black, more or less widely annidated with pale testaceous 

 near base and apex ; first joint of antenna) ahnost as long as head: 

 first joint of rostrum shorter than second ; posterior lobe of pro- 

 notum densely and strongly granulate ; scutellum with an erect 

 conical tuberculous s])ine. 



Length U to 10 millim. 



Ilah. Bor Ghat (Z';\ro».).— Sumatra {fide Beuter). 



]317. Coranus Obscurus, Kirbij (Harpactor), J. Linn. Soc, Zool. xxiv, 

 p. 120 (1891) ; Bist. A. M. N. H. (7) xi, p. 249 (1903). 

 Coranus loczyi, Ilorv. Termesz. FiizeteJc, xv, p. 135 (1892). 



Piceous, densely greyishly sericeous and pilose ; membrane 

 shining bron/y-blaels: : postocular area of head with a central pale 



