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CAPSIDiE. 



1377. Megacoehim picturatum, sp. n. 



Head and pronotum ocbraceous ; eyes, lateral and subanterior 

 and subbasal margins to pronotum black, anterior and basal margins 

 to pronotum luteous, a subquadrate fuscous spot on each side of 

 prouotal anterior area ; scutelluin luteous, its apex red; corium 

 pale greyisb-ocbraceous, clavus and an irregular central transverse 

 fascia fuscous, cuneus reddish ; membrane pale fuliginous : legs 

 luteous, apical halves of femora and the tarsi testaceous, apices of 

 tarsi piceous ; first joint of antennae testaceous, second joint luteous 

 with its apex testaceous (remaining joints mutilated in specimen 

 described) ; head with a distinct narrow central longitudinal 

 sulcation ; pronotum obscurely punctate. 



Length 7 millim. 



JJab. Upper Burma; Goteik Gorge {Bingham, Brit. Mvs.). 



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Genus TANCREDUS, nov. 



Type. T. sandaraeatus, Dist. 

 iJistriJmtion. Ceylon. 



Subelongate ; head with a distinct central lojigitudiual impression 

 on its basal half, the eyes prominent and touching the anterior 

 margin of the pronotum ; antennae with the first joint slightly 

 thickened and about as long as the head, second joint about three 

 times as long as the first, third about half as long as second ; 

 rostrum reaching the apices of the intermediate coxae ; pronotum 

 punctate, broader than long, with a distinct but \ery narrow 

 anterior collar, an obscui-e transverse constriction at about one- 

 third from anterior margin, the lateral posterior angles distinctly 



prominent and subacute ; scutel- 

 Inm subtriangular ; corium with 

 cuneus a little shorter than abdo- 

 men, clavus punctate and trans- 

 versely striate ; tibiae setose. 



1378. Tancredus sandaraeatus, 



sp. n. 



Pale stramineous ; antennte, 

 inner margins of eyes, a broad 

 oblique fascia on each lateral area 

 of pronotum, clavus (excluding 

 inner margin), apical area of 

 corium, abdom.en beneath, pos- 

 terior femora (excluding base), 

 apices of anterior and intermediate 

 femora, and apices of posterior tibiae sanguineous ; tarsi inf us- 

 cated ; membrane very pale fuliginous. 

 Length 4 millim. 

 Hah. Ceylon; Kalutara (6rrceii). 

 Swept from grass (J'J, E. Green). 



Tanvrcdtts sandaraeatus. 



