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10. ACANTHOSOMA FORFEX, C. H. 308. 



In Ihe female the spines of the thorax are much longer than those of 

 the male, and the abdominal apical spines are much shorter. 

 a, b. N. Hiudostan. From Capt. Boys' collection. 



11. ACANTHOSOJIA ELONGATA, C. H. 309. 



a. N. Hindoslsn. From Capt. Boys' collection. 



12. ACANTHOSOMA RECURVA, C. U. 310. 



a. N. Hindostan. From Capt. Boys' collection. 



13. AcANTHOSOMA CNIGUTTATA, C//. 311. 



a. N. Hindostan. From Capt. Boys' collection. 



14. AcANTHOSOMA COHNUTA, C. H. 312. 



«, h. N. Hindostan. From Capt. Boys' collection. 



15. AcANTHOSOMA HETEROSPILA. 



Teslacea, loncji-ovata, rude punctata ; caput clongatum, subriifcsrcns, loho 

 medio lobos lateralts perpaullo siiperante ; rostrum coxas posticus 

 pauUo snperans ; antennce (jraciles, corporis dimidio nan lonyiorcs ; 

 thorax fascia postica nigra, spinis duabus longis aculis ; sculcUum 

 nigrum, luleo unimaculalum, apice albidum ; venter subcarinalus, 

 spina coxas medias attingente ; alec antica nigro submarginatce, mem- 

 hrana fusca apice cincrea macula eostali alba. 



Testaceous, elongate-oval, roughly punctured. Head and fore part of 

 the thorax with a reddish tinge. Head elongate ; middle lobe extending 

 very little beyond the lateral lobes. Rostrum extending a little beyond the 

 liind coxa3 ; lip black. Antennte slender, about half the length of the 

 body; fiist joint extending beyond the front of the head; second much 

 shorter than the thir 1 ; fourth longer than the third. Thorax with a black 

 band, which occupies the hind border and includes the hind angles ; these 

 form two long acute directly diverging spines. Scutellum black, with a 

 large lutemis spot in the disk ; tip whitish. Pectoral keel well developed. 

 Abdomen slightly keeled beneath ; spine extending to the middle coxas. 

 Legs rather stout. Fore wings black along the hind border and irregularly 

 black along the outer border ; membrane brown, cinereous along the outer 

 border, including a white costal spot at its base. Length of the body 

 4^ lines. 



It may be a variety of A. unigutlata. 



a. Punjaub. Presented by Sir J. Hearsay. 



