CKASPEDUM, 399 



the last being piceous and giving the appearance of a dark submar- 

 gmal line ; antennae, body beneath, and legs pale oehraceous ; apical 



joint of antennae black, its 

 extreme apex white ; a few- 

 scattered black spots or 

 points to sternum, and a 

 segmental series of black 

 spots on each lateral area 

 i 1/ ^E==jiY;;^f== — ^\ ■' o^' *li6 abdomen ; ster- 



num coarsely punctate ; 

 abdomen more coarsely 

 punctate on the lateral 

 margins. 



Length 7 millim. 

 Hab. Calcutta (Coll. 

 Dist.). Burma ; Teinzo, 

 Bhamo (Feci). 

 Fig. '2'id.^Hydani oric)if(iIi.<. 



Division PHYLLOMORPHAllIA. 



Phylloinoi'pliaria, *SYf?/, En. Hem. iii, p. 37 (1873). 



This Division terminates the sectional grouping of the Coreinte, 

 and includes the most aberrant and remarkable insects found in 

 this subfamily. The lobate and foliaceous abdominal expansions, 

 and the generally spinose or ciliate marginal and other structural 

 characters, prevent the Phyllomorpharia from being confused with 

 any other representatives of the whole family. In fact they are 

 somewhat unique among the Heteroptera, finding their superficial 

 analogues in the family Tingididse. 



The leaf -like appearance is verj^ pronounced, and the old South- 

 African traveller Sparrman has recorded that he mistook these 

 insects for falling leaves when he first observed them. 



The Phyllomorjiharia at present comprise three described genera, 

 distributed in the Palaearclic, Ethiopian, and Oriental Regions. 

 From the last only one species has been recorded. Our acquaint- 

 ance with the Oriental representatives of the group is certainly 

 imperfect, and it now remains with collectors to give us more 

 information respecting these highly interesting Heteroptera. 



Genus CRASPEDUM. 



Craspedum, Aimj. 4' Serv. Hem. p. 234 (1843) ; StaA, En Hem. iii, 

 p. 80 (1873). 



Type, C. phylloraorplium, Latr., an African species. 



Distribution. Ethiopian and Oriental Regions. 



This genus is to be distinguished by the posterior margin of tlie 



