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b. First joint of posterior tarsi lom/er tjian second and about ecfiial 

 in lencfth to third joint. 



1374. Megaccelum rubricatum, sp. n. 



Head, anteunte and pronotum oeliraceous ; a central line to 

 apex of head, eyes and lateral areas of pronotum dark fuscous or 

 black ; apical transverse stria3 and basal margin to head and 

 minute discal spots to pronotum sanguineous ; scutellum and 

 corium dull sanguineous, lateral area of the last, including cuneus, 

 stramineous ; membrane slate-grey, subhyaline ; body beneath 

 and legs very pale ochraceous ; basal joint of antennae and lateral 

 margins of sternum and abdomen sanguineous ; first joint of 

 antennae scarcely longer than head, second more than twice as 

 long as first ; body finely pilose ; posterior tibiae setose. 



Length o| millim. 



Hah. Ceylon ; Peradeuiya and Pundaluoya {Green). 



S\\ept from grass {E. E. Green). 



c. Posterior tarsi mutilated in specimens examined. 



1375, Megaccelum forsythi, Dist. (Calocoris) Tr. E. S. 1879, p. 125 ; 



id. (Calocoris) Sec. Yark. Miss., Rhynch. p. 10, f . 8 (1878); 

 Horv. (Calocoris) Termesz. Filzetek, xii, p. 38 (1889). 



Brownish testaceous ; antennae with the first joint not quite so 

 long as head and pronotum, second slightly and gradually thickened 

 towards apex, third pale luteous at base, fourth mutilated in 

 specimen described ; head with a deep central longitudinal incision 

 between the eyes ; pronotum rugulose, faintly anteriorly and 

 more distinctly so towards posterior margin ; heraelytra slightly 

 pilose, somewhat paler towards costal margin, and with the 

 extreme outer margin somewhat obscurely piceous ; membrane pale 

 fuscous, somewhat clouded ; scutellum obscurely and transversely 

 strigose ; body beneath castaneous ; anterior legs ochraceous, 

 tibiae with a longitudinal series of small brownish spots. Inter- 

 mediate and posterior legs mutilated in specimen described. 



Length 7 millim. 



Hah. Kashmir (fide Horvatli). Puiijab : Murree (Stoliczha). 



1370. Megaccelum hampsoni, sp. n. 



Obscure sanguineous ; pronotum, scutellum, lateral margins of 

 corium, tibiae and tarsi pale luteous ; membrane dark fuliginous 

 with a pale basal spot ; apex of head, lateral areas of sternum, and 

 apex of abdomen fuscous. 



A single specimen of this distinct species in mutilated condition ; 

 the above characters will distinguish it, and moi'e minute description 

 must await the ari'ival of specimens in better condition. 



Length millim. 



Hah. Nilgiri Hills {Hampson). 



