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macronate angles widely separated ; membrane not quile reaching 

 abdominal apex; anterior femora moderately thickened with a 

 distinct tuberciilous spine a liltle beyond middle of under surface. 



Length 11 mill. 



Hab. : Ceylon ; Kandy (Greex). 



Harpactor maeandrus sp. n. — Coral-red; antennse, eyes, 

 a central triangular spot behind ocelli, a large anterior transverse 

 spot to posterior lobe of pronotiim, bemelytra, apices of anterior 

 and intermediate femora, the whole of the posterior femora, tibiœ, 

 tarsi exckiding base, apical half of rostrum, latei'al sternal spots, 

 stigmatal spots and apical third to abdomen beneath, black; head 

 abolit as long as pronotum, anteocular and postocular areas sub- 

 equal in lengtb; first joint of antennae about as long as anterior 

 femora; first joint of rostrum shorter tban second and reaching 

 middle of eyes; anterior lobe of pronotum with two small but 

 distinct tubercles on disk a little behind middle, between them a 

 foveate impression, posterior lobe considerably longer than the 

 anterior with the latéral angles broadly subprominent; membrane 

 reaching or very slightly passing the abdominal apex; legs some- 

 what longly pilose; the coral-red connexivum prominent and 

 recurved on each side of the black hemelytra. 



Length 13 mill. 



Hab. : Tenasserim (coll. Dist.). 



Sphedanolestes Badgleyi sp. n. — Head, antennse, rostrum, 

 pronotum, scutellum, sternum and legs black or piceous; a longitu- 

 dinal fascia to head beneath and the abdomen beneath, ochraceous, 

 the latter with a sublateral séries of irregularly placed black spots; 

 hemelytra pale bronzly brown; head about as long as pronotum, 

 anteocular portion shorter and narrower than the postocular; anten- 

 nœ with the first joint as long as the anterior femora, almost equal 

 in length to the second joint; rostrum reaching the anterior coxœ, 

 first joint reaching eyes, shorter than second joint; pronotum with 

 both lobes broadly, longitudinally sulcately impressed, posterior 

 angles slightly nodulose, posterior marginstraight; femora nodulose; 

 membrane passing the abdominal apex. 



Length 11 mill. 



Hab. : Assam (Badgley — Brit. Mus.). 



Sphedanolestes Bo-wringi sp. n. — Black; pronotum, 

 scutellum and sternum coral-red; first joint of rostrum (exckiding 

 base and apex), a large spot on each side of head in iront of eyes 



