HOMCEOCEETJS. 



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oSO. Homceocerus prominulus, Dall. (Ceratopaehys) List He7n. ii, 

 p. 501 (1852). _ _ 

 Ceratopaehys vicinus, Dall. loc. cit. 



Head, pronotum, body beneath, and legs ochraeeous ; a trans- 

 verse fascia between the lateral angles o£ the pronotum and the 

 corium castaneous ; scutellum, and a large ochraeeous spot at 

 inner angle of corium, ochraeeous ; connexivum ochraeeous spotted 

 with castaneous ; membrane cupreous, piceous at base ; head with 

 a short black fascia at inner margin of eyes ; antennae robust, first 

 joint pale castaneous, second ochraeeous, with the base narrowing 

 and the apex broadly piceous, third joint ochraeeous with the 

 apical half piceous, first and third joints subequal in length, second 

 longest; pronotum deflected antei'iorly, lateral angles subprominent ; 

 connexivum exposed. 



Length ] 5 to 17; breadth between pronotal angles 5 to 5| millim. 



Hah. North Bengal. Bombay {Brit. Mus.). Ceylon {Green). 



Closely allied in appearance to H. signatus : antennre shorter and 

 more robust ; pale spot to corium much broader posteriorly. 



581. Homceocerus variabilis, Ball. (Ceratopaehys) List Hem. ii, 



p. .502 (1852). 



Tliponius insignieornis, Stdl, Ofv. Vet.-Ak. ForJi. 1859, p. 465. 

 Homceocerus anticus, Walk. Cat. Het. iv, p. 98. 25 (1871). 



Head, pronotum, and scutellum ochraeeous or greeuish- 

 ochraceous ; lateral margins of the head and pronotum and a broad 

 basal fascia between the pronotal lateral angles dark castaneous ; 

 corium more or less shaded with castaneous, the anterior-lateral 

 and apical margins and a marginal spot at inner angle pale luteous ; 

 membrane dark bronzy ; body beneath and legs pale ochraeeous, 

 apices of femora, the tibiae and tarsi castaneous : antennae stout, 

 dark castaneous, bases of second and third joints luteous, first and 

 third joints subequal in length, second a little the longest, fourth 

 shorter, third somewhat dilated at apex ; pronotum with the 

 lateral angles subprominent. 



Length 13 to 16 : breadth between pronotal angles 4| to 5 millim. 



Hah. North India {Brit. Mus.). Madras {Coll. Hist.). 



582. Homceocerus rosaceus, sp. n. 



Allied to H. variabilis, but much smaller : head and pronotum 

 without the dark lateral or basal fasciae ; corium rosaceous, not 

 castaneous, the inner pale luteous spots minute; femora- wholly 

 ochraeeous ; antennae paler in hue, with the second and third joints 

 distinctly sulcate ; rostrum with the third joint slightly longer than 

 the fourth. 



Length 12: breadth between pronotal angles 3 millim. 



Hab. Sind ; Karachi {Coll. Dist.). 



