238 



PENTATOMID.E. 



equal length, punctures arranged in longitudinal series ; antennae 

 five-jointed, basal joint very short, not nearly reaching apex of 

 head ; rostrum stout and reaching the base of abdomen ; pronotum 

 somewhat strongly deflected in front, lateral margins almost 

 straight, basal margin concave, lateral angles subprominent ; meso- 

 and metasterna with two prominent central ridges or carinatious, 

 between which is a deep furrow occupied by the rostrum ; lateral 

 margins of the corium oblique ; membrane large with longitudinal 

 veins, posteriorangles to abdominal segments moderately angvdately 

 produced. Abdomen \^ith a central ridge and an obtuse basal 

 tubercle or spine. 



382. Diplostira valida. Ball. List Hem. i, p. 301, pi. 10, f. 5 (ISol). 

 Carenosc;iptus maculipes, Si(/n. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (2) ix, 1851, 

 p. 341, pi. X, f. 10. 



Luteous, shining, more or less punctured with castaneous ; 

 head with the lateral margins and six punctate longitudinal lines 

 black ; antennce ochraceous ; pronotum very coarsely punctate, the 

 punctures confluent on postei'ior half, which has thus a distinct 

 castaneous coloration ; scutellum luteous, very sparingly punctate. 



Fig. 151. — Dijilostira valicln. 



the punctures mostly at basal and lateral areas and on apical half, 

 where there are two distinct elongate spots a little beyond centre ; 

 corium pale castaneous, thickly punctate, the lateral area ochra- 

 ceous, more sparingly castaneous punctate; membrane shining pale 

 fuscous : body beneath and legs pale ochraceous ; tibiae streaked 

 and femora spotted with black ; sternum coarsely, abdomen very 

 finely punctate ; stigmata centrally black. 



Length 25 to 27 ; breadth between pronotal angles 13 to 14 



milHm. 



Hah. Sikhim, Assam; Khasi Hills (67/e»vie//). 



