186 



PEXTATOMID^. 



b. Lateral antjles of the jivonotum suhprominent. 



307. Antestia degenera, WaW. (reutatoma) Cut. Ilet. ii, p. 304. 



132 (1867). 

 Autestia angulosa, Stdl, Ofc. Vet.-Ak. Fork. 1870, p. 630. 

 Peutatoma pnnctatissima, Kirby, J. Linn, Soc, Zool. xxiv, p. 8-3 



(1891). 



Ocbraceous, somewhat thickly darkly punctate; a faint trans- 

 verse ochraceous fascia between pronotal angles ; apex of scuteUum 

 and two irregularly shaped spots on corium — one about centre and 

 one near apex- — luteous, levigate ; head with two narrow central 

 luteous fasciae with dark margins : body beneath and legs 

 ochraceous; presternum, metasternum, and lateral areas of 

 abdomen somewhat thickly brownly punctate ; apex of rostrum 

 and small marginal spots to abdomen piceous ; lateral angles of 

 the pronotum suhprominent. 



Length S millim. 



Hah. Ceylon (Green). Burma : Teiuzo, Bhamo, Rangoon, 

 Katha (Feci). — Also received from the Malay Peninsula and several 

 islands of the Malayan Archipelago. 



Antestia securif/era. Walk. (Stvachia) Cat. Het. ii, p. 334. 73 

 (1867), has been included by Atkinson in the Indian fauna on the 

 authority of Walker, who gave the habitat of his species "Mysol, 

 Burma." An examination of the three specimens on which 

 Walker founded his species proves that thev' all came from the 

 Island of Mysol. 



Genus APINES. 

 Apiues, Dall. List Hem. i, p. 232 (ISol). 



Type, A. concinna, Dall. 



Distrihution. Brit. India. 



Oblong-ovate, somewhat elongate ; head moderately deflected, 

 about as broad as long, apex rounded, lobes of about equal length : 

 basal joint of antenna) not reaching apex of head ; rostrum about 

 or not quite reaching the posterior coxae ; pronotum broader than 

 long, narrowed anteriorly, lateral angles not prominent ; scutellum 

 moderately broad, a little longer than broad at base, somewhat 

 narrowed towai'ds apex, subtriangiilar ; corium longer than mem- 

 brane, with its apical margin obliquely sounded ; membrane with 

 longitudinal veins ; mesosternum sulcated ; abdomen unarmed. 



308. Apiiies concinna, Dall. List Hem. i, p. 2-32 (1851). 



Black, shining, thickly punctate; pronotum with a central 

 somewhat elongate pale stramineous spot, between which and 



