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TROPICORIS, Hahi. 
Another genus of which we have only one representative. 
Tt may be known from all the other genera of the Pentato- 
mina by the long narrow rostrum, and slightly tuberculated 
second abdominal segment, whose base is not produced 
into a long process as in Piezodorus, but bears in its centre 
a slight tubercle pointing forwards ; the largely produced 
lateral angles of the thorax are also characteristic of the 
genus ; in this respect it resembles Podisus, but the narrow 
rostrum will at once distinguish it therefrom. 
T. rufipes, Linn—Reddish bronzy-brown, posterior 
angles of the pronotum produced into somewhat rounded 
processes, with the actual angles acute. Head rather 
elongate, deeply punctured, central lobe reaching to the 
apex ; antenne red, fourth joint, towards the apex, and fifth 
dusky ; pronotum with the anterior angles acutely pro- 
duced, the lateral margins red, rugose, sinuate in front, 
raised and rounded near the posterior angles, which are 
really situated almost midway between the apical and basal 
margins of the pronotum, the angle itself acute, base much 
produced, straight across the base of the scutellum; disc 
very strongly punctured with black ; scutellum punctured, 
its apex red; elytra punctured, membrane dusky, abdomen 
black above ; connexivum red, spotted with black, beneath 
and legs red, stigmata black. 
L. 11-14 lines. 
Common by beating, and generally distributed. 
ASOPINA. 
(6) 1. Sides of the thorax in front rugose or roughly 
toothed. 
(8) 2. Anterior femora toothed beneath . : . PricromMervs. 
(2) 3. Anterior femora simple. 
(5) 4. Posterior angles of pronotum produced into 
lobe-like processes ; second abdominal seg- 
ment with a spinose process at the base =. ~=Popisus. 
(4) 5. Posterior angles of pronotum and second 
abdominal segment simple. : : . Asopus. 
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