Lxaus. 457 



C. Pronofnm ii'ith two prominent hlaclr spots. 



1422. Lygus catullus, sp. n. 



Head and prouotiim ]3ale ochraceous ; eyes, extreme apex of 

 head, and two spots on anterior area of pronotura black ; scutelhim 

 and corinin dark shining fuscous ; two small basal spots and apex 

 to scutellam, and basal and apical marginal spots to corium pale 

 ochraceous ; cuneus pale ochraceous with an inner fuscous spot ; 

 membrane very pale fuliginous, base irrorated with pale flavescent 

 and fuscous ; body beneath and legs pale ochraceous ; a lateral 

 spot to meso- and metasterna, and some transverse fasciae and the 

 apex to abdomen dark fuscous ; pronotum very obsoletely finely 

 punctate ; scutellum (excluding apex) finely transversely striate ; 

 corium w ith some scattered pale flavescent hairs ; antenna) pale 

 ochraceous, extreme apex of first, apical half of second, and the 

 third joint (excluding base) fuscous. 



Leugth 4 millim. 



flab. Tenasserim ; Myitta {Doherty). 



D. Pronotum vj'ith a central dark lonr/itHdinal fascia. 



1423. Lygus biseratensiS, Bist. Fasciculi Malmjcnses, Zool. vol. i, 



p. 269, pi. xvi, tr. 11, 11a (1908). 



Pale obscure ochraceous, finely sericeous : apices of first, second, 

 and fourth joints of antenna\ eyes, a submarginal anterior line 

 and a central longitudinal fascia to pronotum black ; cuneus 

 fuscous-brown ; first and fourth, and second and third joints of 

 anteunse subequal in length. 



Var. a. Scutellum and corium pale purplish-brown, the lateral 

 margins of the last pale ochraceous. 



Var. h. Scutellum and corium dark castaneous, the lateral 

 margins of the last narrowly pale ochraceous ; femora moderately 

 infuscated. 



Length 7 millim. 



Uah. Ceylon; Kandy {Green). Burma; Maudalay {Feci). — 

 Siamese Malay States. 



E. Species unlcnown to the writer. 



1424. Lygus bengalicus, Eeut. Fnt. Tidshr. v, p. 195 (1884). 



Green, somewhat palely pubescent ; head, antennae, apices of 

 femora, tibiae, and tarsi more or less reddish-brown ; apex of 

 clypeus piceous ; antennae with about a third of basal joint and 

 apex of second somewhat fuscous, frequently in the S with 

 the second joint totally fuscous ; pronotum piceous, with a large 

 anterior rounded greenish-livid spot in S ■, or sordidly greenish, 

 with two submarginal broad stripes, sometimes broadly dilated 

 posteriorly and befoi-e the basal margin confluent in $ ; hemelytra 



