PUIASSUS. 



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330. Tropicoris Iseviventris, StM, En. Hem. \, p. lOo (1876). '7 ' / 1 



Luteous, blackly punctate, the punctures in the anterior area 



of the pronotum and in the 

 anterior lateral margin of 

 corium brassy ; membrane 

 sordidly hyaline; connexivum 

 fuscescent-testaceous, punc- 

 tate (the two apical seg- 

 ments excepted), segments 

 with a pale marginal spot ; 

 abdomen beneath levigate, 

 stigmata black ; corium irro- 

 rated with small somewhat 

 rounded impunctate spots ; 

 rostrum reaching the base of 

 the abdomen ; head poste- 

 riorly with a lateral spot and with a central larger levigate spot 

 which contains a central double series of punctures. 

 Length 18 ; breadth 10 millim. 

 Hah. India. 



I am indebted to Dr. Handlirsch for an opportunity of figuring 

 this species, which formed part of Signoret's collection now con- 

 tained in the Vienna Museum. 



Fig. 12 



- Tnqncoris IcBviveniris, 



Genus PEIASSUS. 

 Priassus, St&l, Ofv. Vct.-Ak. Fork. 1807, p. -518. 



Type, P. spiniger, Hagl. 



Distribution. Assam; Burma; Malay Archipelago. 



Head somewhat narrowed anteriorly, the portion in front of 

 eyes about as long as broad, the lobes equal in length or lateral 

 lobes a little longer than the central and slightly separate at 

 their apices, basal joint of antennae not reaching apex of head ; 

 rostrum about reaching posterior coxae ; pronotum with the lateral 

 margins concavely sinuate, finely serrate, behind eyes truncate, 

 anterior angles acute, lateral angles ])rominent, acutely or sub- 

 acutely produced ; scutellum moi'e than half the length of abdomen, 

 its apex subacute ; apical angle of corium a little produced ; meso- 

 sternum carinate, the cariuation elevated and somewhat laminate ; 

 base of abdomen armed with a long spine, which reaches the inter- 

 mediate coxae. 



331. Priassus spiniger, Hagl. Stett. ent. Zeit. xxix, p. 160 (1868). 



Luteous, finely punctate, the corium more thickly and coarsely 

 punctate ; lateral area and apex of head, lateral areas and angles 

 of pronotum, with an irregular transverse fascia between the last, 

 pale carmine-red with black punctures, a few scattered black 

 punctures on posterior area of pronotum ; antenna3 luteous (apical 



