180 PENTATOMID.9^. 



298. Axiagastiis rosmarus, Dall. List Hem. \, p. 22-2, pi. 8, f. 5 

 (1851). 



Ocbraceous, more or less thickly brownly punctate ; head with 

 the margins and four discal series of punctures castaneous ; pro- 

 notum more sparingly punctate on anterior area, the lateral 

 margius pieeous ; scutellum with the base somewhat levigate, two 

 large black spots on anterior disk and an arcuate black or 

 castaneous spot before apex, which is luteous, levigate ; body 

 beneath and legs pale ocbraceous ; prosternum, abdomen, and 

 legs sparingly punctured with black ; stigmata, transverse adjacent 

 streaks, and sternal lateral spots black. 



Length 10 to 15 ; breadth between pronotal angles 9 millim. 



Hah. Khjisi Hills {Chennell). — Also received from Siam, Celebes, 

 and Philippines. 



Division ANTESTIARIA. 



In this division the scutellum is broad but somewhat dis- 

 tinctly narrowed towards apex, in this respect diiferiug from the 

 Hopllstoderaria ; the scutellum is usually as broad at base as long, 

 but when longer always broad, with the apex rounded ; the body 

 is obovate, and more or less convex above. 



Synopsis of Genera. 



A, Mesosteruum centrally cariuate ; head more or 



less narrowed anteriorly. 



a. Pronotal angles rounded or subpromiuent, not 



spinously produced. 



a. Anterior lateral margins of pronotum entire, 



not callously elevated . Plautia, p. 180. 



b. Anterior and anterior lateral margius of pro- 



notum elevated and callous AktestiA; \). 183 



b. Pronotal angles spinously produced Anaca, p. 182. 



B. Mesosteruum centrally sulcata ; head as broad as 



long, not narrowed anteriorly Apines, p. 180. 



Genus PLAUTIA. 



Plautia, <S7a/, Ofv. Vet.-Ak. J'or/;. 1867, p. 514 ; id. Hem. Fabi: i, 

 p. 3-2 (1868) ; En. Hem. x, p. 92 (1876). 



Type, F. Jimbriaia, Eabr. 



Distribution. Oriental and Australasian Eegions ; Madagascar. 



Body broadly obovate ; head rounded at the apex, emarginate 

 in front of eyes, lobes of equal length ; rostrum extending beyond 

 the posterior coxse ; first joint of antennae not reaching apex of 

 head; pronotum with the lateral angles rounded, not prominent ; 

 scutellum moderately short and broad, more or less distinctly 



