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PEIVTATOMID-E. 



Geuus CECYRINA. 

 Ceeyrina, Wi/I7c. Cat. Hei. i, p. 118 (1867). 



Type, C. platyrhinoidi's. Walk. 



Distribution. British India. 



Elongate-ovate; head very long, about as long as the pronotum,a 

 little sinuate in front of eyes, the lateral lobes much longer than the 

 central and meethig beyond it, their margins very slightly reflexed 

 and their surface obsoletely concave, apex truncate: antennre with 

 the second and third joints subequal in length or second very 

 slightly shorter than third, fourth and fifth joints distinctly 

 incrassated ; pronotum longitudinally ridged and rugulose at 

 basaJ area, lateral margins strongly sinuated, the lateral angles a 

 little prominent ; scutellum centrally and laterally ridged, rugulose,. 

 much longer thiin broad at base, its apex truucately rounded; 

 corium a little longer than scutellum, its apical margin rounded: 

 membrane extending beyond the apex of abdomen ; anterior tibine 

 much dilated, anterior femora prominently spined before apex ; 

 second abdominal segment produced in a short obtuse basal spine. 



3S6. Cecyrina platyrhinoides, W'alh. Cat. Bet. i. p. 119 (1867). 



Dark brownish-ochraceous ; the head somewhat thickly punc- 

 tate, pronotum and scutellum 

 rugose and punctate; corium 

 much irrorated with pale oehra- 

 ceous and sparingly punctate ; 

 ce:itral lobe to head, anterior 

 max'gin and t\\o more or less 

 distinct oblique fasciie on each 

 lateral area of the pronotum, 

 and a more or less distinct 

 angulated submargiual fascia 

 on basal two-thirds of scutellum 

 pale luteous, levigate : apical 

 margins of scutellum and cor- 

 ium also distinctly paler ; 

 membrane brassy-brown ; ster- 

 niun and abdomen beneath very 

 coarsely punctate and mottled 

 with ochraceous ; antenna? very pale castaneous, fourth and fifth 

 joints piceous, fourth moderately dilated and broadly luteous at 

 base ; rostrum castaneous, its apex piceous. 



Length 12 to 16 ; breadth between pronotal angles 5 to 7 millim. 

 Bah. Naga Hills {ChemielJ). Cachar (CoU. Dist.). 



Fig. li^tri. — Cecyrina 'platiirlrmoides. 



