LTGUS. 455 



anterior mai'gin of pronotuni ; antennse with the secoDcl joint very 



slightly incrassate towards apex ; 

 pronotum auteriorly strongly con- 

 vexly deflected, anterior disk with 

 transverse elevated glabrous calli, 



/ X^^UI "\ basal margin couvexly rounded; 



' MTI'M. > bemelytra longer than abdomen, 



cunens broad at base ; posterior 

 tarsi with the second joint a little 

 longer than the first. 



A. Pronotum vnicolorous. 

 1416. Lygus sordidus, sp. n. 



Dull yellowish-white ; scutelium, 

 clavus, and a spot on apex of corium 

 and base of cuneus fuscous-brown ; 

 base of first joint and apical area of second joint of antenna? piceous ; 

 apical area of intermediate femora slightly, and apical area of 

 posterior femora strongly suffused with reddish-castaneous ; 

 first joint of antennte about as long as head, second about three 

 times as long as first ; pronotum obscurely punctate ; hem- 

 elytra finely pubescent. 

 Length oh millim. 

 Hah. Utakamand {Atkinson, Brit, Mus.). Ceylon {Green), 



Fig'. 293. — Lyf/iis .sordiihi.i. 



1417. Lygus albescens, sp. n. 



Uniform dull creamy-white, third joint of antenna) infuscated 

 (remainder mutilated in specimen described) : pronotum somewhat 

 distinctly punctate ; first joint of antcniiaj scarcely longer than 

 head, second rather more than twice the length of first ; pronotum 

 with an anterior transverse impression a short distance from 

 frontal margin, defining a tumid area with a central glabrous 

 callosity ; above finely pubescent. 



Length 6 millim. 



Hub. Utakamand (Atl-inson Coll., Brit. Mas.). 



1418. Lygus decoloratus, sp. n. 



Very pale ochraceous, pronotum, scutelium, and lateral margins 

 of corium paler with a slightly greenish tinge ; membrane pale 

 fuliginous mottled with some scattered fuscous markings ; first 

 joint of antenna? about as long as head, second about twice as long 

 as first ; hemelytra finely pubescent. 



Length 5 millim. 



Hah. Ceylon; Pundaluoya ((?;-(?en). 



The following note has been received from Mr. E. E. Green : — 



" This species has recently appeared as a pest of the tea-plant 

 n Bogawantalawa (6000 ft.). It punctures the young shoots and 



