76 PENTATOMID^. 



B. Anterior pronotal spines forwardh/ extended. 

 a. Lateral margins of pronotum almost straight. 



138. Podops limosa, Walk. Cat. Set. i, p. 72. 17 (1867) ; Dist. 



A. M. N. H. (7) iv, p. 48 (1899). 



Diill ochraeeous, thickly, coarsely, and more darkly punctate ; 

 head, anterior area and apices of spines at lateral angles of 

 pronotum, and a small foveate spot at basal angles of scutellum 

 more or less piceous ; punctures to the scutellum with indications 

 of some longitudinal series : body beneath piceous, lateral margins 

 of metasterniim and abdomen broadly ochraeeous; legs, i-ostrum, 

 and antennae brownish-ochraceous, the femora castaneous or 

 piceous. Anterior angles of pronotum with a long forwardly- 

 directed spine; lateral margins nearly straight, lateral angles with 

 a short obtuse spine. 



Length 7 ; breadth between pronotal angles 4 millim. 



Hah. Calcutta {Atlinson Coll., Brit. Mus.) ; Tenasserim. 



139. Podops ochracea, Dist. A. M. N. H. (7) viii, p. 241 (1901). 



Ochraeeous, coarsely and more darkly punctate ; head, anterior 

 area and apices of lateral angles to pronotum, and a small foveate 

 spot in each basal angle of the scutellum more or less piceous : 

 body beneath, legs, antenna?, and rostrum ochraeeous ; disk of 

 abdomen, apical joint of antennse, coxae, and bases of femora 

 piceous. 



Allied to the preceding species (P. limosa), but differing by the 

 larger size, different colour of the body beneath and femora, &c. 



Length 8 ; breadth between pronotal angles 4| millim. 



Hah. Arakan {Coll. Dist.). Tenasserim ; Victoria Vomt {AtMn- 

 son Coll.). 



b. Lateral margins of pronotum more or less convex. 



140. Podops nigra, Dall. List Hem. \, p. 53 (1851). 



Black ; outer margins of the corium and lateral margins of the 

 abdomen beneath obscure pitchy red ; tarsi ochraeeous ; rostrum 

 castaneous, with the basal joint black. Head long, with a strong 

 spine before each eye; pronotum with along anteriorly- directed 

 spine at each anterior angle, the lateral margins reflexed and con- 

 cavely sinuate, the lateral angles obtusely spinous, slightly gibbous 

 in front, with a distinct transverse impression near the middle. 



Allied in general appearance and shape to P. affinis, Hagl., but 

 differing by the more elongate head and the length and direction 

 of the spines at the anterior angles of pronotum. 



Length 8 ; breadth between pronotal angles 4 millim. 



Hah. "India" (^r/f. il/ws.). 



