NEZAEA. 



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138.^ Catavanfhus iwamcdus 



Var. 



Ciuiex auvantius, SiUz. Gesch. Ins. p. 96, t. 10, f. 10 (1776). 

 Pentatoiua aurautiacuiu, BlancJi. Hist, des Ins. iii, p. 29, Hon. 

 t. G, f. 4 (1840-41). 



Pale sanguineous, reddish -ochraceous, or luteous ; head, antennae, 



anterior and anterior 

 lateral margins of pronotum, 

 two basal spots to scutellum, 

 a discal spot on each cerium, 

 the membrane, and a series 

 of large spots to connexivuui, 

 bluish -black : body beneath 

 ochraceous ; legs, rostrum, 

 anterior lateral margins of 

 presternum, a lateral spot 

 on mesosternum, basal seg- 

 ment and large marginal 

 spots to abdomen, bluish- 

 black. 



Var. a. Scutellum without 

 the basal spots. 

 b. Both scutellum and corium unspotted. 

 Length 25 to 30 millim. 



Hah. Sikhim. Assam ; Kh:isi Hills (Chennell) ; Margherita 

 {Dolwty). Calcutta; Karachi; Bombay (LeitJi) ; Kanara {Coll. 

 Dist.) ; Malabar; Pondicherry ; Ceylon ^^GVem). Burma; Rangoon 

 {Coll. Dist.) ; Bhamo {Fea) ; Tenasserim {Ind. Mus.). — Also 

 largely distributed throughout the Malayan Archipelago ; and 

 reported from Japan and Corea. 



352, Catacanthus mirabilis, Dist. Tv. E. S. 1901, p. .585, pi. xvi, 



f. -3, a, b. 



Eeddish-ochraceous ; head, lateral and anterior margins of 

 pronotum, two-thirds of the scutellum from base terminating in a 

 lanceolate line, a large transverse rounded spot coinpletely crossing 

 corium a little beyond middle, sternum, disk of basal abdominal 

 segment, and large lateral abdominal spots dark bluish-green ; 

 antenna?, legs, two discal spots to pronotum, a series of large 

 marginal spots to connexivuui, and central abdominal spots to 

 abdomen, dark indigo- blue ; membrane brassy-black ; extreme 

 apices of femora, coxae, lateral margins of meso- and metasterna, 

 posterior margin of metasternum, and basal abdominal spine, 

 ochraceous. 



Length 28 millim. 

 Hah. Travancore. 



Genus NEZARA. 

 Xezara, Amy. Sf Serv. Hem. p. 143 (1843); Stdl, Hem. Afr. L 



pp. 82 & 192 (1864). 

 Rhaphigaster, Dull, (pt.) List Hem. i, p. 274 (1851). 

 Acrosternum, Fieher, Eur. Hem. pp. 78 & 329 (1861). 

 Subff. Pellfea, St&l, En. Hem. ii, p. 40 (1871). 



