ASPONGOPUS. 281 



less brownish-ochraceous. Differs from C. obscura by having the 

 connexivum concolorous, neither red nor spotted witli black ; the 

 scutellum has sometimes a minute sanguineous spot at base. 



Length 11 to 16 millim. 



Hah. Sikhim ; Mungphu {Atlinson). Khasi Hills (ChevneU). 

 Bengal ; Moorshedabad (Iml. Mns.). Bombay (Leith) ; Bor Ghat 

 (Dixoji), Poona. Vizagapatam. Ceylon. Burma ; Metanja, 

 Teinzo, Bhamo, Rangoon (Pea). 



A species varying considerably in size. On one specimen in 

 the collection of the Indian Museum is the following label : — 

 " Insects which infest Erytlirina, several species, and other 

 Leguminosae— Poona." 



441. Cyclopelta abdominalis, sp. n. 



Above cupreous-brown, corium and membrane a little paler : 

 body beneath pale ochraceous, finely but darkly punctate ; abdomen 

 with two fuscous streaks on apical segment, stigmata and mar- 

 ginal spots black ; legs dark castaneous ; head broad and sub- 

 quadrate, somewhat coarsely punctate ; antennae with the second 

 joint long, sulcate above, third short (remainder mutilated in 

 type) ; pronotum and scutellum obscurely punctate aud somewhat 

 rugosely transversely wrinkled ; corium rngulose ; femora spined 

 beneath near apices. 



Length 14 millim. 



Hab. Mergui; Tavoy (Coll. Dist.). 



Genus ASPONGOPUS. 



Aspongopus, Laporte (part.), Fss. Hem. p. 58 (1832) ; Amy. <§• Serv. 



Hem. p. 173 (1843) ; Stal, Hem. Afr. i, pp. 81, 212 (1864). 

 Spougopodium, Spi7i. Ess. Hem. p. 305 (1837). 

 Amacosia, Spin. Gen. (VIns, Artr. p. 118 (1852). 

 Peltagopus, Sign. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1860, p. 936. 

 Siibg. Colpoproctus, Stdl, En. Hem. i, p. 81 (1870). 



Type, A. janus, Pabr. 



Distribution. Ethiopian and Oriental Eegions, one species 

 entering the Southern Palsearctic Region. 



Body oval or ovate ; head small, narrower than in Ct/clojjelta, 

 margin laminately reflexed, lateral lobes a little longer than 

 central lobe ; antennae five-jointed ; rostrum passing the anterior 

 coxte ; scutellum short, its apex broad ; membrane large, veins 

 somewhat anastomosed ; abdomen unarmed at base ; femora more 

 or less distinctly spined near apices. 



442. Aspongopus janus, Fabr. (Cimex) Sijst. Ent. p. 714 (1775) ; Lccjk 



Ess. Hem. p. 58 (1832). 



Cimex afer, Dm. HI. iii, p. 66, t. 46, f. 7 (1782). 

 Cimex surinamensis, Ginel. ed. Syst. IS'at. i (4) p. 2134 (1788). 

 Aspongopus vicinus, Westiv. in Hope Cat. i, p. 25 (1837). 



