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VII. Descri])tions of neio species q/ Ilemiptera, collected 

 by Dr. Stoliczka during the Forsyth Expedition 

 to Kashgar in 1873—74. By W. L. Distant. 



[Read April 2nd, 1879.] 



The following descriptions will hereafter appear at some- 

 what greater length and with more comparative detail and 

 figures in the general work on the scientific results of the 

 expedition, now in course of publication at Calcutta. I 

 cannot, however, allow this opportunity to pass without 

 recording my sense of the obligation I am under to 

 Dr. O. M. Renter and Dr. Sahlberg for very valuable 

 and cheerfully-accorded assistance in determination of 

 some species belonging to the obscure groups which they 

 have made their especial study. 



Dalpada confusa, n. sp. 



Luteous, thickly covered with green punctures. Head 

 emarginate in front with the sides reflexed, and some 

 small indistinct ochreous markings at base. Antennj\3 

 pitchy, each joint luteous at base, basal and apical joints 

 smallest, 2nd shorter than 3rd, 3rd and 4th subequal. 

 Rostrum just passing posterior coxre, with the tip pitchy. 

 Pronotum somewhat transversely gibbous at base in a line 

 with lateral angles, after Avhich it is abniptly deflexed 

 towards head, lateral angles prominent, subacute, lateral 

 margins denticulated for about half their length from a]iex ; 

 the punctuation is very dense along the lateral margins 

 and at pronotal angles. Scutellum somewhat gibbous at 

 base, deflexed towards apex, where it is more sparingly 

 punctured. Corium with a faint impunctate longitudinal 

 line on disc, extending from base to about two-thirds its 

 length, rather widened at apex. Membrane extending 

 beyond apex of abdomen, pale fuscous with the nervures 

 dark brown for half the length from base, followed by a 

 row of four brown spots and a marginal row of six spots of 

 the same colour, the two outer ones being long and linear. 

 Underside of body luteous, with the pectoral and abdo- 

 minal mai'gins broadly punctured with green, sparingly on 



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