128 PEXTATOMID,!'. 



and some testaceous discal markiugs ; membrane piceous ; eon- 

 nexivum alternately ochraceous and black : body beneath piceous : 

 sternum with a sublateral ochraceous levigate fascia on each side ; 

 abdomen \\ith the posterior segmental margins, a central and two 

 discal longitudinal fasciffi on each side, and a series of marginal 

 spots ochraceous ; antennae dull dark brownish, first and third 

 and fourth and fifth joints subequal in length. 



Length 7 to 8 millim. 



Hah. Bombay (Leith). 



Division DOBPTARIA. 



The group of genera proposed to be included in this division is 

 distinguished by the following characters : — Lateral margins of 

 the head and pronotum generally laminated, those of the pronotum 

 entire or finely crenulate ; head broad, generally about as broad at 

 base as long, not prominently attenuated anteriorly, lateral lobes 

 longer than the central lobe ; first joint of the antennae not reaching 

 the apex of the head ; sternum usually more or less furrowed ; 

 abdomen without a furrow and unarmed at base ; anterior margin 

 of the pronotum wider than the region of the eyes and truncate 

 behind them, the anterior angles always more or less acute. 



This division will include that of 8tal (En. Hem. v, p. 52, 1870), 

 subsequently named Myrocluuia by Atkinson (J. A. S. B. Ivii, p. 12, 

 1888), but is more extensive and includes genera dispersed in 

 other divisions by those authors. 



Synopsis of Genera. 



A. Lateral margins of pionotuni entire, not 



crenulate. 



a. Anterior angles of the prtmotum forwardly 



produced DoRpitrs, p. 129. 



b. Anterior angles of pronotum not forwardly 



produced. 

 a. Scutelhun broad, about two-thirds the 



length of abdomen yEoNUS, p. 132. 



I). Scutelhun more or less gradually attenu- 

 ated to apex. 

 «'. Head scarcely sinuate and not augu- 

 late in front of eyes. 

 «-. Antenuiferous tubercles with a 



small spine at base L.M'iars. p. 129. 



h^. Autenniferous tubercles unarmed. 

 n?. Pronotum behind head trun- 

 cate Nj^.odius, p. 1-") I . 



Ji^. Pronotum behind head con- 

 cave lIlPl'OTA, p. l."31. 



A'. Head distinctly augulated and sinu- 

 ate in front of eyes Ph^^textatus. ]). 134. 



B. Lateral margins ofpronotum finely crenulate. Valescus, p. 13i. 



