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Genus STENOCEPHALUS. 



Stenocephalus, Latr. Fam. Nat. p. 421 (1825) ; Stdl, En. Hem. iii, 



_p. 85 (1873). 

 Dicraiiomenis, Halm, Wanz. Ins. i, p. 22, f. 13 (1831). 

 Subg. Dichromerus, Stal, En. Hem. iii, p. 85 (1873). 



Type, S. agilis, Scop., a Palasarctic species. 



Distribution. Palsearctic, Ethiopian, Neotropical, and Oriental 

 Eegions. 



in addition to the Divisional characters given for the Steno- 

 cephcdaria (siqjra), the first joint of the antennae is as long or a 

 little longer than the head, and the fourth joint longer than the 

 third : ocelli placed rather nearer to base of head than to posterior 

 margin of eyes. 



665. Stenocephalus lateralis, Si;/n. Btdl. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1879, p. Iviii. 

 Stenocephalus oiientalis, Dist. Ent. Month. May. xvi, p. 202 (1880). 



Pale fuscous, very thickly and coarsely punctate ; lateral mar- 

 gins of the proHotum, corium, 

 and membrane impunctate and 

 luteous ; antennae strongly 

 pilose, first joint robust, about 

 as long as the head, dull fuscous, 

 second joint about as long as 

 the fourth, third and first sub- 

 equal ; the second joint is pale 

 luteous, obscure fuscous at base, 

 and more broadly so at middle 

 and apex, third joint obscure 

 fuscous, hiteons at base, fourth 

 pale fuscous, luteous at base ; 

 head and anterior portion of 

 pronotum somewhat darker 

 than other portions of the upper 

 surface, and less strongly punc- 



Fi"-. 239. — Stenocephalus lateralis. 



tate; legs luteous ; fore and intermediate femora lightly fuscous 

 at apex, hind femora broadly and more distinctly fuscous ; apices 

 and bases of tibiae and tarsi fuscous. 



g t The male differs from the female by its smaller size, the second 

 joint of the antennae only fuscous at base and apex : anterior and 

 Intermediate femora uniformly pale luteous, and apices of tibiae 

 fuscous only. 



Length 10 to 12 millim. 



Hah. Bombay and Madras {Coll. Dut.). Ceylon (Green). 



