CAPP^A. 



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Genus CAPPJEA. 

 Cappaea, Elknr. Nat. Tijclschr. Nederl. Ind. xxiv, p. 14G (1862). 



Type, C. taprohanensis, Dall. 



Distribution. Oriental Eegion. 



Head slightly longer than the pi'ouotiim, margins obliquely 

 straight, apex rounded, the central lobe somewhat prominent and 

 slightly longer than the lateral lobes ; prouotum sinuate at anterior 

 margin, truncate behind eyes, lateral margins oblique, lateral angles 

 subprominent ; scutellum broad, longer than half the abdomen, 

 somewhat gradually narrowing to apex ; membrane short but 

 extending a little beyond the apex of the abdomen ; rostrum 

 reaching the second abdominal segment ; abdomen with a short 

 basal furrow. 



245. Cappaea taprobanensis, Dcdl. (Pentatoma) List Hem. i, p. 244 



(1851) ; Stdl, En. Hem. v, p. 74 (1876). 

 Cappa3a multilinea, Elle^ir. Nat. Tijdschr. Nederl. Ind. xxiv, p. 147, 

 f. 17 (1862). 



Black, with the following ochraceous or testaceous markings :^ 

 lateral mai'gins and three longitudinal lines to head ; margins, a 



Fig. 88. — Cajoi^aa taprobanensis. 



central fascia, and lineate reticulations on lateral areas of prouotum ; 

 a central fasciate line and two united more or less curved lines on 

 basal area to scutellum ; margins, a submarginal line, and other 

 irregular markings to corium, luteous : body beneath and legs 

 luteous or ochraceous, body more or less spotted with black on the 

 lateral areas, legs finely spotted with black ; auteunfe fuscous, 

 basal joint ochraceous spotted with fuscous ; membrane fuliginous 

 with brown spots. 



Length 10 to lli- milUm. 



Hah. Sikhiui {Ind. Mus.). '^ovth. Khasi Hills {ClienneU). 

 Malabar {Ind. Mus.). Coonoor {Atlins. Coll.). Ceylon {Green). 

 Also received from Java and Sumatra. Gregarious in Ceylon and 

 found on the bark and trunks of orange-trees {E. E. Green). 



