PHORTICUS. 



395 



Genus PSILISTUS. 



Psilistus, St(%l, Eji. Hem. iii, p. 107 (1873) ; Rent. Rev. (VEni. ix, 

 p. 290 (1890). 



Type, P. corallinus, Stal. 



Distribution. Oriental Region. 



Allied to Alloeorhynchus, but the anterior and intermediate 

 femora beneath very thickly spinulose, the anterior femora not 

 dentately anipliated beneath ; pronotum medially constricted ; 

 anterior tibise provided with a small spougy furrow, but the inter- 

 mediate tibiae without it, and distinctly curved. 



1338. Psilistus corallinus, Stal, En. Hem. iii, p. 109 (1873). 



Coral-red, shining, spariugly setose ; scntellum, clavus, and 

 internal area of the corium fuscous — in some specimens these areas 

 are coral-red and concolorous ; membrane piceous; antennae fuscous, 



Fig. 251. — Psin.it lis coral/in Its, 



basal joint red and passing apex of head ; connexivum ampliated ; 

 the serration to the under surfaces of the anterior and intermediate 

 femora black ; membrane not quite reaching abdominal apex. 



Length 9| to 11 millim. 



Bah. Sikhim. Burma ; Karennee (Fea). Tenasserim ; Plapoo 

 (Feci). — Malay Peninsula, Borneo. 



Genus PHORTICUS. 



Pliorticus, Stdl, Rid. till Rio-Jan. Hem. i, p. 69 (1858) ; id. En. 

 Hem. iii, p. 107 (1873) ; Rent. Rev. d'Ent. ix, p. 290 (1890) ; id. 

 Wien. ent. Zeit. xii, p. 317 (1893). 



Type, P. vichius, Stal, a Neotropical species. 

 Distribution. Nearctic, Neotropical, Southern Palaearctic, Ethio- 

 pian, and Oriental Regions. 



