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Family REDUVIIDiG. 



Oncocephalus aterrimus sp. n. — Black; spots to conne- 

 xivum, a single annulation to interraediate femora, two annulations 

 to posterior femora, two annulations to ail the tibise, tarsi, apices 

 of coxœ and the trochanters ochraceous; head with the anterior 

 lobe about twice as long as the posterior lobe, granulose, trans- 

 versely impressed between the eyes, a short fine spine at base of 

 antenniferous tubercles; first joint of antennaB outwardly curved, 

 shorter Ihan head, second joint twice as long as first and distinctly 

 pilose; first joint of rostrum reaching eyes; pronotum granulose, 

 with two more or less distinct central longitudinal levigate lines, 

 the anterior ani^les shortly tuberculously prominent, the latéral 

 margins of the prosternum visible on each side of the latéral 

 margins of the anterior pronotal lobe, anterior lobe a little longer 

 than posterior lobe; prosternum with two strong anterior spines; 

 anterior femora strongly incrassate with a single row of small 

 spines benearth, anterior tibise a little curved, about as long as the 

 femora. 



Length 12 mill. 



Hab. : Travancore; Tenmalai, W. Ghats (Annandale). 



I hâve only seen a single spécimen of this very distinct species. 



BARDESANES gen. nov. 



Head with the anteocular portion much longer than the 

 postocular, with two horizontally depressed spines before the base 

 ofanlennue, the anteocular portion liât, the postocular somewhat 

 convexly gibbons, transversely impressed between the eyes, 

 immediately behind this impression are the ocelli, prominent and 

 nearer to eyes than to each other; antennœ pilose, first joint about 

 as long as pronotum and subequal in length to the second joint; 

 rostrum reaching the anterior coxse, first joint extending to the 

 anterior margins of the eyes and a little shorter than the second 

 joint; pronotum about as long as broad, conc.avely sinuately 

 narrowed anterioiiy where it is slightly wider than the base of 

 head, the anterior latéral angles subprominent, the posterior angles 

 distinctly shortly spinously prominent, the posterior margin 

 subconvex, straightened before base of scutellum, the anterior 

 margin truncate, moderately transversely depressed a little before 

 middle; scutellum somewhat triangular, the apical spine moderately 

 cui'ved upwards; corium slender, not covering connexivum, its 

 greatest length equal to the corresponding length of membrane 



