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83. Pcecilocoris Ijalteatus, Dist. (Pcecilochroma) Eiitomologist, xxv, 



Suppl. p. 96 (1892). 



Dark purplish-black ; anterior mai'giu of pronotum (much 

 sinuated posteriorly aud containing a blackish spot at each anterior 

 angle), a transverse much sinuated fascia to scutellum, margins 

 and apical areas of prosternum, and a large discal spot to abdomen 

 beneath, ochraceous or reddish-ochraceous ; ventral furrow broad, 

 extending to tlie base of the apical segment ; rostrum reaching 

 the third abdominal segment ; body thickly, finely, aud obscurely 

 punctate. 



Length 22 ; width between pronotal angles 14 millim. 



Hab. Assam : Harmatti, base of Dafla Hills {Atkinson). 



84. Pcecilocoris hardwickii, Westw. (Tectocoris) in Hope Cat. i, p. 13 



(1837); Gertn. (Scutellera) Zeitschr. i, p. 135. 6 (1839); Dall. 



Trans. Ent. Soc. v, p. 107. 8, pi. 13, f. 8 (1818) ; Atk. J. A. S. B. 



Ivi, 2, p. 150 (1887). 

 Tectocoris alfiuis, Westw. loc. cit. 



Pachycoris nepalensis, Herr.-Sch. Wanz. Ins. iv, p. 1, f. 339 (1839). 

 Pcecilocoris aoisopilus, Walk. Cat. Set. i, p. 9. 11 (1867). 



Dark reddish-ochraceous ; head, anterior margin, and two large 

 basal spots to pronotum black ; eleven (usually) black spots to 

 scutellum, situate three at base, of which the central one is 

 longest and is closely followed by two smaller ones, four in 

 transverse series beyond the middle, of which the two central are 

 largest and two smaller subapical ones : body beneath (excluding 

 lateral margins of pro- and mesosterna and the central area of 

 abdomen), legs, rostrum, and antennae black or violet-black. 



Var. a. All the spots large and more or less confluent. 



Var. b. Spots much smaller and sometimes only seven to 

 scutellum. 



The anterior and anterior lateral margins to pronotum very 

 coarsely punctate. 



Length 19 to 22 ; width between pronotal angles 10 to 13 millim. 



Bab. Bhutan. Khasi and Ntxga Hills (Chennell). Cachar. 

 Burma: Euby Mines (DoJierty) ; Karennee (Pea). — Also found in 

 West China and Hong Kong. 



A species to be distinguished superficially from its nearest allies 

 by the black anterior margin of the pronotum. A. specimen 

 originally belonging to the East India Museum, aud now in the 

 National Collection, has the following label attached : — " Tea- 

 shrubs at Tengrac (Feb. 24, 1836) ; said to infect the plant, 

 particularly near Boutan." 



85. Pcecilocoris drursei, Li7m. (Cimex) Mant. p. 534 (1771); l)ru 



(Cimex) III. i, p. 94, pi. 42, ft". 1 & 5 a, b (1770); Fabr 

 (Cimex) Syst. Ent. p. 697. 6 (1775); Fabr. (Tetyra) Syst. 

 Rhymi.^. 132. 17 (1803) ; Germ. (Scutellera) Zeitschr. i, p. 135. 7 

 (1839) ; Dall. Trans. Ent. Soc. v, p. 103. 4, pi. 13, f. 6 (1848) • 

 Ath. J. A. S. B. Ivi, p. 153 (1887). 



