126 Mr. W. L. Distant's descriptions of Hemiptera. 



lateral borders, and a central longitudinal line olivaceons ; 

 tlie last is testaceous on anterior portion of pi'onotum. 

 Hemielytra brownish testaceous, with the nervures oliva- 

 ceous. Underside of body covered with greyish pile, 

 except lateral borders, apex and central portion of abdo- 

 men, which are ochraceous. Legs ochraceous, fore femora 

 with an outer longitudinal black fascia. 



Long. 10 mill. 



Neighbourhood of Leh. 



Halobates (?) orientalis, n. sp. 



Brownish ochraceous, finely pilose. Antenna3 with the 

 1st joint curved, robust and about the length of head and 

 pronotum together; remaining joints more slender, 2nd 

 and 3rd subequal, 4tli a little shorter than 3rd. Pronotum 

 with a central pale longitudinal line and a large rounded 

 fovea on posterior portion of disc. The rostrum is 5- 

 jointed. The first two joints are very robust, somewhat 

 fused together, the 2nd minute and much shorter than the 

 1st, the 3rd much the longest, rather less robust than 1st 

 and 2nd, 4tli small, slender and black, 5th ochreous, 

 very slender and hair-hke, rather shorter than 4th. 

 Sternum clothed with greyish pile. 



The eyes are large, semi-globular and castaneous, situ- 

 ated at base of lateral margins of head. The pronotum is 

 about the length of the head, but broader, truncate in 

 front and rounded behind ; mesonotum and metanotum 

 hardly distinguishable, much longer than pronotum, and 

 gi-adually and regularly widened posteriorly. Legs ochre- 

 ous, fore femora much thickened. 



Long. 7 to 8 mill. 



Jhelam VaUey. 



I have placed this species provisionally in the genus 

 Halobates, to which it has great affinity ; its anatomical 

 peculiarities and sexual appendages will hereafter be 

 fio-ured. 



