HOM(EOCERUS. 365 



Apparently closely allied to H. singalensis, but differing by the 

 colour of the anteunse ; and the narrow piceous lateral margins to 

 the pronotum. 



Length 14 ; breadth between pronotal angles 3| millim. 



Hab. Burma ; Ruby Mines {Doherty). — The ~type was from 

 Hong Kong. 



603. Homceocerus singalensis, Stdl, En. Hem. iii, p. 60 (1873). 

 Tliponius ciug-alensis, Stdl, Ofv. Vei.-Ak. Forh. 1859, p. 465. 



" Palely sordidly flavescent, above very densely ferruginously 

 punctate, an obsolete medial levigate line to pronotum ; antenna 

 testaceous, fourth joint, excluding base, nigro-fuscous ; anterior 

 lateral margin of the corium paler ; three small lateral punctate 

 spots to sternum ; stigmata inf uscated ; antenmie with the fourth 

 joint about one-third shorter than the tirst, which is a little longer 

 than the head ; lateral angles of the pronotum obtusely slightly 

 prominent, lateral margins straight: abdomen a little broader than 

 the hemelytra." 



2 . Length 121 . lat. 3] millim. 



Hah. Ceylon. — Also recorded from Xorth China. 



I have not seen this species. 



604. Homceocerus perpimctatiis, sp. u. 



Luteous, somewhat thickly blackly punctate ; lateral margins 

 of pronotum and corium somewhat broadly luteous ; eyes, a central 

 longitudinal line to pronotum and the posterior margin, narroAvly, 

 to same, apex of scutellum, margins of interior angles to corium, 

 body beneath, and legs luteous ,; membrane bronzy-brown, distinctly 

 piceous at base : antennte castaneous, finely black-speckled, 

 subgranulose and very obsoletely pilose, first and second joints 

 longest and subequal in length, third and fourth joints shortest 

 and subequal, first and fourth joints stoutest ; lateral angles of 

 pronotum very obsoletely and subangulately prominent ; sternum 

 coarsely punctate, with a small fuscous spot on each side of meso- 

 and metasterna. 



Length 13 ; breadth between pronotal angles 3 millim. 



Hah. Ceylon {Brit. Mus.). 



605. Homceocerus taprobanensis, sp. n. 



Brownish-ochraceous, thickly and rather darkly punctate ; head, 

 pronotum, and scutellum with a central levigate line, which is 

 somewhat obsolete on head ; lateral margins of the pronotum 

 subserrulate and siibpiceous ; membrane bronzj^ : body beneath 

 a,nd legs paler ochraceous ; a subfoveate pale longitudinal fascia 

 on each lateral area, and the abdomen with several longitudinal 

 series of black punctures ; sternum very coarsely punctate ; antennae 

 brown, second joint longest, fourth slightly shorter than first; 



