466 CAPsiD.^. 



Cliilocrates, Hon: Tennesz. Filzetel;, xii, p. 39 (1889). 

 Sliaua, Kirk. Entomoloyist, 1902, p. 315. 



Type, D. oUvaceus, Fabr., a Palsearctic species. 



Dlstrihution. Probably almost universally distributed. 



Body oval, above shiniug, rarely pilose, exceptiug head moderately 

 punctate ; head with somewhat faiut indications oi' a longitudinal 

 impression M'hich does not extend through the basal area, eyes 

 touching anterior mai'gin of pronotum ; antennae finely pilose, 

 the last two joints together shorter than the second, apex of 

 second joint moderately iucrassate, first joint about as long as 

 head ; rostrum reaching the intermediate or posterior coxae ; 

 pronotum ^ith a narrow anterior collar, the basal nearly three 

 times broader than the anterior margin, posteriorly strongly 

 convex ; scutellum moderately tumid ; legs of ordinary length, 

 l)Osterior femora moderately incrassated, tibiae setose. 



The identity of Shana, Kirk., with ChiJoa'ates, Horv., is evident 

 from the description of each ; I have seen the type of Cliilocrates, 

 and prefer to treat it as a section of Derceocoris. 



1440. Derseocoris patulus. Walk. (Capsus) Cat. Het. vi, p. 120 (1873). 

 Chilocrates lenzii, Horv. 2"ermesz. Filzetek, xii, p. 39 (1889). 

 Shaua ravaua, Kirk. Entomologist, 1902, p. 316. 



Black, shining, finely punctate ; head, antennae, rostrum, 

 anterior area of pronotum, prosternum and legs ochraceous ; apex 

 of second joint of antennae broadly black ; bases of posterior 



femora black ; rostrum reaching the 

 posterior coxae ; extreme apex of head 

 sometimes black. 



Var. a. Pronotum, excluding narrow 

 basal area, ochraceous. 



Var. h. Pronotum with an anterior 

 l^lack spot behind each eye, and with 

 the basal black margin almost obli- 

 terated. 



Var. c. Pronotum black, its collar 



and a central anterior linear spot 



ochraceous ; femora black, tibiae and 



tarsi ochraceous, bases and apices of 



Fi". 300. tibiae and apices of tarsi black. 



Bcraocori.^ixiiidKs. Var. (7. lenzii, Horv., siqrra. Ee- 



sembling var. e, but disk of head black ; 



legs black, a subapical annulation to anterior tibiae, and first and 



second joints of the anterior tarsi, flavescent ; posterior legs 



mutilated in type. 



Length 4 to 5 millim. 



Bab. Kashmir {Budapest Mvs.). *' North Hindostan " (Boi/es, 

 Brit. Mils.). Sikhim ; Kiu'seong {Calc. Mus.), Mungphu (Atlinson, 

 Brit. Mils.). Burma; Karennee (Fe«). 



Dr. Horviith has kindly for\^'ai'ded to me the type of his Chilo- 



