MOITONYX. 



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Hemelytra provided with a distinctly developed membrane ; 

 j)ronotum at bas-e before sciitellum distinctly coucavely sinuate, 

 its posterior angles rounded or obtuse; mesosterunm posteriorly 

 and the metasternnm elevated, compressed, the elevation a little 

 acuminate ; lateral margins of the hemelytra not sinuate and not 

 completely covering the abdomen. 



1484. Mononyx serratus, Monfand. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxxvii, 

 p. 36o (1897) ; id. Bull. Soc. Sci. Bucarest, viii, p. 396 



(1899). 



Fuscous-brown ; lateral margins of the pronotum, femora 

 (excluding apices), and a spot at base of anal segment ochraceous ; 



head strongly tuberculous, with three 

 robust dentiform tubercles on an- 

 terior margin ; pronotum with the 

 disk gibbous, transversely impressed 

 behind middle, and with fine 

 longitudinal cariuations, the lateral 

 margins much depressed and am- 

 pliated, their margins subconvex, 

 carinate and obtusely dentate ; scu- 

 tellum with a distinct discal semi- 

 circular ridge, its apex somewhat 

 tuberculous; corium finely granulose, 

 with a few scattered tubercles ; con- 

 nexivum segmentally sinuate and 

 subdentate. 



Length 8 to 9 ; breadth between 

 pronotal angles 6 to 7 millim. 

 Hah. Burma ; Karennee {Fea). 



Montandon's type, by the courtesy of Dr. Gestro, is here 

 figured. 



Fiff. 12. 

 Mononyx sciraiics 



1485. Mononyx indicus, Atkins. J. A. S. B. 1888, p. 345 ; 3Iontand. 

 Bull. Soc. Sci. Bucarest, viii, p. 897 (1899). 



Brownish-ochraceous tinged with greyish ; head and pronotum 

 irregularly tuberculate ; lateral margins of the pronotum some- 

 what roundly dilated, the margins obsoletely broadly crenulate ; 

 scutellum subconvex, with a somewhat large tubercle at each basal 

 angle and at the apex ; corium finely granulose and with some 

 small scattered tubercles ; membrane concolorous ; connexivum 

 with the posterior segmental angles slightly promiuent, and, as 

 described by Atkinson, sometimes black; coxae and femora yellow- 

 testaceous, tibiae and tarsi darker in hue, apices of the femora and 

 tibise piceous. 



Length 9 to 10 ; breadth between pronotal angles 7 millim. 



Hah. Sikhim. 



An abundant species. 



