358 COKEID^. 



B. Rostrum with the third and fourth joints equally long, or third 

 joint a little shorter than fourth. 



583. Homceocerus cordiger, Stal (Tlipouius), Of v. Vet.-Ak. Fork. 1859, 

 p. 465 ; id. En. Hem. iii, p. 63 (1873). 



I have not seen this species. Stal describes it as not very 

 distinguishable from H. promimdus, as allied to H. signatus and 

 sigillatus by the punctuation and coloration of the hemelytra, but 

 as differing from all these species by having the third and fourth 

 joints of the rostrum equally long. 



Length c? 14 millim. 



Hab. Tranquebar. 



584:. Homceocerus walkeri, Kirb;/, J. Linn. Soc, Zool. xxiv, p. 91 (1891). 

 Homceocerus fascifer, var. r", Walk. Cat. Het. iv, p. 94 (1871). 



Head, pronotum, scutellum, basal lateral margins of corium, 

 body beneath, and legs ochraceous ; central punctures and a lateral 

 fascia to head on each side before eyes subgranulose, lateral 

 margins and a broad basal fascia between lateral angles of pro- 

 notum and the corium purplish-brown ; two small spots, placed 

 transversely and sometimes analgamated at inner angle of corium, 

 luteous : antennae pale castaneous, apical joint inf uscated, apices 

 of second and third joints piceous, first joint much shorter than 

 second and slightly longer than third, the apex of which is a little 

 dilated ; lateral angles of the pronotum moderately subacutely 

 prominent. In some varietal forms the spots to the corium are 

 practically absent. 



Length 18 to 19 ; breadth between prouotal angles 5| to G 

 millim. 



Hah. Sikhim {AtMnson Coll.). Assam ; Margherita (Doherti/), 

 Khtisi Hills {Chennell), jSaga Hills {Ind. Mus.). Ceylon {Green). 

 Burma; Bhamo, Metanja, Palou (i^m). Tenasserim ; Taoo (CoZ?. 

 Dist.). 



585. Homceocerus lacertosus, Dist. But. Month. Mag. xxv, p. 230 

 (1889) 



Greenish or greenish-ochraceous ; body beneath, antenna?, eyes, 

 and legs ochraceous ; lateral margins of the pronotum narrowly 

 reddish-ochraceous ; corium with a small whitish levigate spot 

 situate a little before the apical margin ; abdomen above brownish- 

 ochraceous ; antennae moderately robust, first joint shorter than 

 second which is longest, third and fourth joints shortest and sub- 

 equal in length ; apical joint cylindrical and moderately thickened ; 

 pronotum with the lateral angles subacutely prominent. 



Length 21 ; breadth between prouotal angles 6| to 7 millim. 



Hah. Oudh ; Shahabad (^^^"insoji Co??.j. N.W.P. ; Saharanpur 

 {Coll. Dist.). 



