22 PENTATOMID^. 



anterior margin with a smaller spot behind each, some indistinct 

 transverse discal markings, and an oblique spot near each lateral 

 angle, ochraceous ; scutellum with two large transverse spots in the 

 basal callosity (each with a central blackish spot), a small spot 

 before each basal angle, and some scattered discal markings, of which 

 there is a central apical more or less longitudinal spot, ochraceous. 

 Body beneath black, the sternum opaque ; antennae, rostrum, legs, 

 inner lateral prosternal margins, and an irregular double series of 

 marginal abdominal spots, ochraceous. 



Length 5 ; max. breadth 5 millim. 



Hab. Andaman Islands {CoU. DisU). — Originally received from 

 New Guinea. 



35. Coptosoma saniosum, Dist. A. M. N. H. (7) viii, p. 237 (1901). 



Ochraceous, somewhat thickly punctured and mottled with dark 

 castaneous ; head with the base and margins of central lobe 

 piceous ; eyes and ocelli pale castaneous ; pronotum with the 

 anterior third separated by a distinct transverse impression, within 

 which are two discal angulated piceous lines, a submargiual hue 

 in anterior lateral margins, and a narrow anterior submarginal 

 line, piceous ; a central pale line extends through the pronotum 

 and basal callosity of the scutellum. Body beneath black, the 

 sternum opaque, the abdomen shining ; head beneath browuish- 

 ochraceous ; lateral margins of sternum and lateral pronotal dilata- 

 tions, antennae, legs, rostrum, abdominal lateral margins, and a 

 long ray-like fascia — the centre of which is black — on each seg- 

 ment, ochraceous. 



Length 5 ; max. breadth 5 millim. 



Hah. Tenasserim ; Myitta (Doherty). 



B. Apices of lateral lohes of head completely meeting in front 

 of central lohe. 



a. Abdomen ivitli long ray-lilce marginal spots. 



36. Coptosoma cribrarium, Fabr. (Cimex) Fid. Syd. Siip2il. p. 531 

 (1798); id. (Tetvra) Syst. Bhymj. p. 143 (1803) ; Btinn. (Thyreo- 

 coris) Handb. ii*(l), p. 384 (1*835) ; Amy. Sj Serv. Hem. p. m", t. 2, 

 f. 4 (1843) ; St&l, En. Hem. v, p. 12 (1876) ; Atk. J. A. S. B. Ivi, 

 p. 31 (1887) ; Dist. A. M. K. H. (7) iv, p. 215 (1899). 



Coptosoma atomariuni pt., Vol/. Ind. Keerl. p. 50 (1863). 



Coptosoma xaiithochlora, JVallx. Cat. Het. i, p. 87 (1867). 



Ochraceous- or greenish-yellow, somewhat thickly covered with 

 prominent dark brown punctures ; head with the margins of the 

 central lobe and an oblique spot behind each eye piceous, eyes 

 pale castaneous ; pronotum with the basal and broadest area 

 distinctly defined by a transverse series of coarse punctures, the 

 anterior area is very much less punctate, contains two discal 



