MECISTOSCBLIS. 



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Genus MECISTOSCELIS. 



Meci.stoscelis, Rent. Her. (VEnt. x, p. 131 (1891). 



Type, 21. scirtei aides, Eeut. 



Distribution. Java, Teuasserim. 



Body elongate ; head robust, conically produced and deflected 

 before insertion of antennae, the disk centrally loDgitiidinally sulcate ; 

 antennae much longer than body, basal joint about as long as head, 

 pronotuiu and scutellum together, remaining joints very slender, 

 second longer than first ; rostrum reaching the intermediate coxae ; 

 eyes prominent, almost touching the anterior margin of the pro- 

 iiotum, but projecting beyond it ; pronotum subquadrate, longer 

 than broad, a little narrowed anteriorly, punctate, with a narrow- 

 anterior collar, and two transverse callosities between it and a 

 transverse constriction at about one-third from anterior margin ; 

 hemelytra nari'ow, their lateral margins slightly sinuate, cuneus 

 longer than broad ; legs long and slender, femora very slightly 

 incrassate at apices, posterior tibiae very long. 



1302. Mecistoscelis scirtetoides, Rent. Rev. iVEnt. 1891, p. 132. 



Head ochraceous ; eyes, 

 sometimes basal margin, and 

 sometimes (as in specimen 

 here figured) two discal lines 

 piceous ; pronotum viresceut ; 

 transverse incisures, and two 

 discal parallel lines, not reach- 

 ing base, fuscous, in some spe- 

 cimens these darker markings 

 are almost obsolete; scutellum 

 virescent ; hemelytra pale vires- 

 cent semi-hyaline, the extreme 

 base and whole of clavus dark 

 fuscous ; membrane very pale 

 f ul iginous an d with a pearly vir- 

 escent tinge, the veins darker ; 

 sternum infuscated ; abdomen 

 pale ochraceous or vii'escent ; 

 legs ochraceous, apices of tibiae 

 and tarsi fuscous ; antennae 

 with the first and second joints 

 more or less ochraceous ; re- 

 maining joints fuscous. 



Length 6 to 7 millim. 



Hah. Tenasserira ; 3Iyitta (Z>o7^6'/•^/).— Java (fuh Renter). 



Fig. :2(i9. — Mecistuscclis scirtetoides. 



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