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and apices of femora and tibiic black ; obscure shadi)igs to anterior 

 and intermediate femora, and numerous annulations to tibiic 

 fuscous ; membrane greyish, the venation pale fuscous ; first joint 

 (jf antennte about as long as head, almost equal in length to second 

 joint ; posterior lobe of pro)iotum obscurely granulate ; lateral 

 posterior angles of prouotum subnodulose. 



Length 7 millim. 



IJab. Ceylon; Peradeniya ( (ryy^eu); 



1345. Nabis fiinebris, sp. n. 



Piceous-black ; head, antennae, rostrum, prouotum, presternum, 

 two obscnre discal spots to scntellum, margiiis of abdomen, and 

 legs ocbraceous ; annulations to first and second joints of antennae, 

 an obscure central fascia to head, a central and two oblique fasciaj 

 on each lateral area of pronotnm, spots to connexivum above and 

 beneath, mottlings and apices to femora, and numerous annula- 

 tions to tibia3 fuscous or piceous-brown ; first joint of antenna; 

 about as long as head ; jironotiim with collar well defined and the 

 transverse medial impression profound ; abdomen a little dilated 

 on each side beyond middle. 



Length 1h millim. 



Hah. 8ikhim. Burma ; Karennee. 



B. First joint of aateatw dlstincth/ longer than head. 



1346. Nabis nigrescens, sp. n. 



Grreyisli-testaceous ; a central fascia continued through head, 

 prouotum and scutellum, head beneath, nieso- and metasterna, 

 lateral abdominal areas and posterior margins of abdominal seg- 

 ments, apices of femora broadly, apices of tibia) narrowly, apices 

 of first and second and the whole of succeeding joints of anteinia\ 

 membranal veins, and obscure intra-venal lines to corium dull 

 piceous-black ; first joint of antenna? distinctly longer than head ; 

 veins to corium distinctly ele\ ated ; pronotal collar w ell developed, 

 its anterior and posterior margins carinate, lateral posterior angles 

 subnodulose. 



Length 0^ millim. 



Hah. Bor'Ghiit {Dlvoti). 



1347. Nabis brevilineatus, Scott, A. M. N. H. (4) xiv, p. 40 0874). 



Var. Yellowish-brown ; posterior lobe of the prouotum and the 

 hemelytra dull in hue and opaque ; anterior lobe of prouotum 

 with transverse reddish stritc, posterior lobe thickly granulate ; 

 a central spot to scutellum, basal halves of claval aud subclaval 

 areas, a linear spot near apex of corium, discal shadings to 

 membrane, two broad annulations to anterior femora (one near 

 base, the other near apex), two annulations on apical areas of 

 intermediate and posterior femora, apices of first and second joints, 



