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141. Podops «CUtellata, Scott, Trans. Ent. Son. 1880, p. 307. 



Brownish-ochraceous, coarsely and more darkly punctate ; head, 

 anterior area and lateral spines of pronotum, broad central area to 

 scutellum, extending more than hall: its length and widest at base, 

 where there is a foveate spot in each basal angle, black ; two small 

 ochraceous spots on anterior area of pronotum, one at each inner 

 angle of the transverse callosities ; three small ochraceous spots at 

 base of scutellum : body beneath and legs piceous ; lateral ab- 

 dominal margins, the tarsi and antennae brownish-ochraceous. 

 Pronotum with a distinct transverse impression, the spines at 

 anterior angles very slightly directed forward, the lateral margins 

 bi-concavely sinuate, the lateral angles produced into obtuse 

 spines. 



Length 6 ; breadth between pronotal angles 4 millim. 



Hob. Ceylon (Lewis). — Also originally received from Japan. 



c. Lateral i^ronotal angles longly sjnnons. 



142. Podops bispinosa, Fabr. (Cimex) JEnt. Si/st. Suppl. p. 529. 31-2 



(1798) ; id. (Tetyra) Si/st. Rhytu/. p. 138.' 48 (1803) (pt.) ; Stdl 

 (Scotinophara), Hem. Fabr. i, p. 21. 1 (1868). 



Brownish-ochraceous, coarsely and darkly punctate ; head, 

 anterior area and spines to pronotum, a foveate spot in each basal 

 angle of the scutellum, piceous : body beneath and legs piceous ; 

 rostrum, tibise, tarsi, some lateral sterual spots and lateral ab- 

 dominal margins, brownish-ochraceous ; antennae brownish-ochra- 

 ceous, the apical joint fuscous. Pronotum with a strong forwardly- 

 directed spine at each anterior angle, and with a long slender spine 

 at each lateral angle ; the apices of the spines brownish ; pronotum 

 with a distinct pale central carinate line and with three small in- 

 distinct pale spots at base of scutellum. 



Length 7 to 8 ; breadth between pronotal angles 5 millim. 



Hah. Tranquebar {Mus. Lund.) ; Bombay, Deccan {Dan). 



Genus STOKTHECORIS. 



Storthecoris, Horv. Wien. ent. Zeit. ii, p. 296 (1883). 



Type, S. nigriceps, Horv. 



Distribution, North-east India, Malay Peninsula, Borneo. 



Body short, ovate. Head transverse, slightly convex, gradually 

 dilated forwards before the anteocular sinus ; lateral lobes flattened, 

 longer than the central lobe, their apices somewhat widely 

 separated; antenniferous tubercles produced outwardly in a 

 conical spine ; antennae somewhat short, basal joint altogether 

 visible from above. Pronotum transverse, lateral margins irregu- 

 larly serrate, provided with a long spine near each anterior angle, 

 toothed at lateral angles, disk centrally impressed. Scutellum 



