PATEKCULUS. 



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376. Dunnius bellus, Did. (Araducta) A. M. N. H. (7) v, p. 4:.'7 

 (1900). 



Ochraceous, thickly and coarsely blackly punctate, the black 

 punctures generally more prominent between the humeral angles 



of the pronotum and most 

 prominent on the scutellum, 

 \\ here they form a broad and 

 ^■ery irregular longitudinal 

 fascia ; corium with a distinct 

 rliscal levigate spot a little 

 before apex ; membrane brassy- 

 black, its apical margin pale 

 fuscous : body beueatb and 

 legs pale ochraceous ; sternum 

 and abdomen broadly laterally 

 punctured with black, these 



Fi^. 14G. — iJuitnii!^ hdlii^. 



punctures forming a submarginal fascia, preceded b}^ a distinct 

 segmental row of spots and outwardly margined by small spots at 

 the apices of the abdominal incisures ; a centi'al spot on the apical 

 segment, and sometimes some spots on basal segments — all these 

 black markings are A'ariable in intensity in different specimens ; 

 legs punctured with black, particularly the femora ; antenna; pale 

 ochraceous ; second joint of antennae much shorter than the third. 



Length 8 to 10 millim. 



Hcd). Ceylon {Green and Atlcinson Coll.). 



Genus PATERCULUS, nov. 



Type, P. affinis, Dist. 



Distribution. Himalayas, Binnna. 



Allied to Dtmiiius, from which it differs by the lateral lobes of 

 the head being distinctly longer than the central with their apices 

 distinctly reflexed, basal joint of antennae not quite reaching apex 

 of head ; pronotum with the lateral margins straighter and with a 

 distinct ridge between the lateral angles, from which it is obliquely 

 deflected towards head; I'ostrum reaching the posterior coxae; 

 membrane short. Abdomen with a short basal spinous tubercle 

 about reaching the metasternal process. 



377. Paterculus affinis, Dist. (Plexippus) A. M. N. H. (7) v, p. 387 

 (1900). 



Dull ochraceous, thickly and darkly punctate, the coloration 

 distinctly darker on the head and anterior half of pronotum ; body 

 beneath and legs very pale ochraceous ; abdominal stigmatal spots 

 black, a castaneous spot on apical segment ; abdomen above reddish- 

 ochraceous, the apical area violaceous ; connexivum darkly punc- 

 tate, with small black marginal spots at incisures ; antennae fuscous, 

 apical joint ochraceous, apices of fourth and fifth joints piceous, 

 second joint much shorter than the third, third and fourth subequal 



