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Genus CHEIROCHELA. 



Cheirocliela, Hope, Trans. Linn. Soc. xviii, p. 442 (1841) ; Jlontand. 



Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxxvii, p. 368 (1897). 

 Chirocliela, Fieb. Gen. Hydr. p. 17 (1851). 



Type, C. assamensis, Hope. 



Distrihution. Oriental Eegion. 



Body depressed, elongate-ovate ; head strongly and broadly 

 produced in front of eyes, which are much longer than broad, 

 beneath with a deep excavation containing the base of the rostrum, 

 posteriorly convexly elongated at base between the eyes ; pro- 

 notum transverse, its anterior margin concave before the basal 

 prolongation of the head, its anterior lateral angles elongately 

 and its posterior angles transversely acuminate ; scutellum broad, 

 subtriangular ; hemelytra not covering the whole of the abdomen, 

 coriuro completely roiinded and hiding connexivum for about half 

 its length and then obliquely attenuated ; abdomen broad, de- 

 pressed, the lateral posterior segmental angles more or less 

 spinously produced; anterior femora very strongly dilated, anterior 

 tibiae and tarsi confluent and curved ; intermediate and posterior 

 tibisB clothed beneath with lou'r thick hairs. 



1498, Cheirochela feana, Montand. Ann 

 p. 370 (1897). 

 Dark fuscous-brown ; 

 inner margins of eyes, 



Mus. Civ. Gen. xxxvii, 



lateral and anterior margins of head, 

 lateral margins and posterior angles of 

 pronotum, transverse subbasal fascia 

 to scutellum, basal dilated margin of 

 corium above and beneath, lateral mar- 

 gins and inner spots to connexivum, 

 lateral margins of prosteruum, inter- 

 mediate and posterior femora, and bases 

 of intermediate and posterior tibiae, 

 brownish -ochraceous ; body beneath 

 shortly pilose and greyish-brown. Pro- 

 notum granulose, with transverse striae 

 on centi-al anterior area, the posterior 

 lateral angles strongly produced and 

 with a transverse subbasal furrow ; 

 corium rugose; membrane not reaching 

 apex of abdomen. 



Length 24| to I26| ; breadth between 

 pronotal angles 13 millim. 



Hah. Burma ; Karennee (Fea). 



The type, by the courtesy of Dr. Gestro, is here figured. 



1409. Cheirochela assamensis, Hojje, Trans. Linn. Soc. xviii, p. 442, 

 tab. xl, tio'. 9, a, b. c, d, e, f (1841) ; Fieb. (Chirochela) Gen. 

 Hydr. p. 18 (1851). 

 Cheirochela biriuanieusis, Montand. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxxvii, 

 p. 369 (1897). 



Smaller than G. feana, with the posterior pronotal angles more 



Fig. l(j. — Cheirochela fcai 



