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anterior lobe shorter than the posterior, convexly globose, its latéral 

 margins convex, with a broad central foveate sulcation which does 

 not reach anterior margin and is continued on posterior lobe for 

 about half its length, posterior lobe with three longitudinal punctate 

 impressions, one central and one on each latéral area; scutellum 

 broad, transverse, not narrowed posteriorly, apical spines wide 

 apart and slightly curved, the latéral margins ridged; abdomen 

 moderately dilated the connexivum broadly exposed on each side; 

 legs robust, the anterior femora incrassate and armed beneath with 

 a short tuberculous spine on apical area, anterior and intermediate 

 tibiœ with a short apical spongy furrow; membrane not reaching 

 the apical margin. 



Allied to Lahidocoris hy the spinous anterior femora, but difîering 

 from that genus by the distinct structure of the head, first joint of 

 the rostrum much shorter than the second, first joint of antennae 

 shorter than head, etc. 



Guionius indictus sp. n. — $. Head, pronotum and scutellum 

 sanguineous; ; first joint of antennœ duU reddish, its apex and the 

 whole of second joint black, body beneath shining black ; head 

 beneath, rostrum, prosternum, latéral margins of meso- and 

 metasterna, legs, and latéral margins of abdomen sanguineous, disks 

 of fourth and fifth and nearly the whole of sixth segment dull 

 reddish; apices ot tibise, and marginal spot to first and second 

 segments black; connexivum (as seen above) sanguineous, with a 

 transverse black spot at the incisures; hemelytra black, corium 

 with the latéral margins widened at posterior angle, sanguineous; 

 structural characters as in generic diagnosis. 



Length 18 mill. 



Hab. : Assam (coll. Dist.). 



Schottus kandyensis sp. n. — Sanguineous; membrane 

 black; corium (excluding extrême costal margin and apical angle) 

 and base of membrane, reddish-ochraceous; antennfe black, first 

 joint sanguineous, basai joint about as long as head, second about 

 one fourth longer than tirst, third and fourth subequal in length, 

 first and second stoutest, third and fourth slender and pilose; head 

 transversely impressed behind eyes and just before ocelli; rostrum 

 with the first joint longer than second, very little shorter than 

 second and third together; pronotum with the anterior lobe mode- 

 rately sculptured, centrally longitudinally impressed, posterior lobe 

 centrally and sublaterally longitudinally sulcate, the central sulca- 

 tion not reaching base; scutellum triangulate posteriorly, the 



