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pextatomid.t:. 



basal joint of antennae just passincf apex of head ; pronotum 

 transrerse, lateral angles moderatelr prominent a,nd rounded, 

 postei'ior margin straight, not produced over base of scutellum : 

 metasternal plate elevated, but scarcely produced beyond the 

 intermediate coxa? ; legs robust, posterior femora much incrassated,.. 

 -tvith a strong and long spine near base ; scutellum not reaching 

 the middle of the abdomen. 



412. Eusthenes rohustus, Lepell. ^- Serr. (Tesisaratoma) Enc. Meth. 

 X, p. rj91 (1825) ; Atkhis. J. A. S. B. hiii, p. G4 (1889) & syn. 

 Eusthenes elephas, Dohrn, Stett. ent. Zeit. xxiv, p. 351 (1803). 



Body broad, blackish -brown, the corium paler and more 

 castaneous in hue ; antennae black ; legs black, tai'si castaneous ; 

 above very thickly, finely, and obscurely punctate ; lateral margins 



S:s^ 



Fig. 168. — Evsfhcne6 rohv.stu^. 



of pronotum transversely wrinkled ; second joint of autennjie 

 longer than third, shorter than fourth ; membrane dark brassy- 

 ochraceous. 



Length 32 to 40 ; breadth between pronotal angles 17 to 22 

 millim.* 



Hab. Assam ; Sibsagar (Atl-inson), Naga Hills {Doherty). — Also 

 received from JaAa and Borneo. 



413. Eusthenes hercules, Stal, En. Hem. i, p. 231 (1870). 



Above piceous, the corium as a rule much paler and more 



i^ Atkinson (J. A. S. B. Iviii, p. 65) gives the dimensions of this species n 

 36-46 millim. I have seen no such gigantic specimens as tlie last dimension 

 denotes. My largest examples are from Java and Borned. 



