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and beneath base of antennse, a small spot on each side of head 

 behind eyes and in front of ocelli, connexivum, abdomen beneath 

 and bases of femora pale Tuteous; two spots on posterior area of 

 connexivum, tessellate markings on each latéral area of abdomen 

 beneath, and abdominal apex, black; first joint of antennse about 

 as long as anterior femora, black (remaining joints mutilated in 

 typical spécimen) ; anterior lobe of pronotum centrally longitadinally 

 silicate, posterior lobe centrally broadly impressed; pronotum 

 about as long as head, basai margin straight, posterior angle a little 

 broadly, roundly prominent; membrane with the apical area 

 brownish ochraceous and considerably passing the abdominal apex; 

 femora nodulose. 



Length 9 mill. 



Hab : « India » (BowmNG. — Brit. Mus.). 



Allied to S. trichrous Stâl, a species I bave not seen, but from 

 the description of which S. Bowringl differs by the colour of the 

 rostrum, spots to head, and the colour and markings of the abdomen 

 beneath. 



Sphedanolestes himalayensis sp. n. — Head above, 

 antennae and legs black; anteocular area of head (excludly apical 

 spot) a spot between eyes, and a longitudinal spot behind the trans- 

 verse impression, extrême base of head, pronotum, scutellum, 

 abdomen above and beneath, sternum and bases of femora sangui- 

 neous; head beneath, rostrum, coxae and trochanters ochraceous; 

 abdomen above apically and sublaterally black; corium pale 

 brownish-ochraceous with the veins darker, membrane pale 

 flavous hyaline; head about as long as pronotum, anteocular a little 

 shorter and narrower than postocu'ar area; antennse with the first 

 joint as long as the anterior femora; pronotum with the anterior 

 lobe convex, centrally longitudinally sulcate, the posterior lobe 

 centrally broadly impressed, the posterior angles broadly rounded, 

 slightly prominent; rostrum reaching the anterior coxœ, its apex 

 piceous, first joint reaching eyes, shorter than second joint; mem- 

 brane considerably passing the abdominal apex; body and legs 

 pilose, the legs and mai'gins of connexivum longly pilose. 



Lengtll mill. 



Hab. : East Himalâyas. 



By the sanguineous pronotum allied to the preceding species, 

 S. i'iowringi{Y)i'ST.). 



Sphedanolestes rubecula sp. n. — Head and scutellum 

 black; pronotum and sternum sanguineous; abdomen beneath sor- 



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