250 PEXTAXOMIDiE. 



395. Canthecona robusta, Dkt. (Picromems) A. M. N. H. (o) iii. p. 48 



(1S79). 



Somewhat of the elongated form of Audinetia s])imdens (p. 253), 

 but with the proiiotum robust and deflected anteriorly, the body 

 narrowed posteriorl3\ Luteous, thickly brownly punctate ; rostrum 

 luteous with the apex pitchy ; antennte with the second and third 

 joints pale luteous, third joint^with the apex piceous (remaining 

 joints mutilated in type) ; pronotum much narrowed anteriorly and 

 widened posteriorly, with an indistinct central longitudinal line, a 

 transverse series of four small luteous spots situate a little behind 

 a somewhat obscure transverse ridge, lateral angles produced into 

 long black-pointed spines, toothed behind, which gives them the 

 appearance of being emarginate at apex ; scutellum with a small 

 luteous spot in each basal angle, and a central double levigate 

 impression on apical half; corium with purplish reflections towards 

 apex ; membrane fuscous, with a whitish spot on outer and inner 

 margins (size of these spots variable) : body beneath luteous, 

 punctured and mottled with brown ; tibise brownish, with their 

 apices a little darker. 



Length 11 to 14; breadth between pronotal angles G| to 9 

 millim. 



Hah. Assam; Sadiya (Ohennell). — I have also received this species 

 from '^South-east New (luinea. 



390, Canthecona cognata, Di.tt. JE/if. Month. Mcu/. xix, p. lo7 (1882). 

 Canthecona insularis, Kirby. J. Linn. Soc, Zool. xxiv, ]3. 79, pi. iv,. 



f. 4 (1891). 



Allied to the preceding a-^eoxes {C .rohusta) ])ut smaller; pronotum 

 less deflected anteriorly ; anterior lateral margins of pronotum 

 distinctly luteous, pronotal lateral angles almost straight, black, 

 Avith their apices emarginate. 



Length 13 ; breadth between pronotal angles 8 millim. 



Hah. Ceylon {Green S)' Lewis). — Originally described from 

 Sumatra. 



397. Canthecona parva, sp. n. 



Ochraceous, thickly brownly punctate ; head with the margins 

 of the lateral lobes, basal margin, and an elongate spot near inner 

 margin of eyes black ; antennse brownish, the bases of the fourth 

 aud "fifth joints luteous; pronotum with a distinct central levigate 

 line, the lateral angles castaneous and longly produced, slightly 

 directed forward, apices emarginate, the anterior spine much the 

 longest ; scutellum castaneous at base, with a luteous levigate spot 

 near each basal angle ; corium finely punctate, the costal area a 

 little before apex castaneous ; membrane pale castaneous, with 

 a large greyish spot on outer and apical mai'gins : body beneath 

 and legs ochraceous ; lateral areas of abdomen and sternum darkly 

 punctate : abdominal margin darkly spotted, and with a curved 



