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long, the lateral margins oblique, posterior margin sub- 

 truncate ; scutellum somewhat large and triangular ; coriura 

 (excluding cuneus) about as long as second joint of antennas, 

 cuneus with the basal and outer margins subequal in length, 

 angularly narrowed at apex ; membrane considerably passing 

 the abdominal apex with a single basal cell ; legs mutilated 

 in typical specimen. 



Tli is genus is founded on a single specimen sent me by 

 Mr. Green from Ceylon, and although wanting the le^-s can- 

 not be left out of the enumeration of the (Japsidae of British 

 India. 



Sejanus funereus, sp. n. 



Black; eyes castancous brown; antennas with the basal joint 

 brownish ochraceous, the second joint black, with its basal area 

 brownish ochraceous, third and fourth joints stramineous ; 

 cuneus with two basal greyish spots; membrane fuscous, the 

 margins paler ; rostrum black, its basal area brownish ochra- 

 ceous ; body beneath black ; corium shortly, finely, palely 

 pilose ; structural characters as in generic diagnosis. 



Length 2^ mm. 



flab. Ceylon (Green). 



This species was contained in some miscellaneous sweepings 

 kindly collected for me by our helpful friend Mr. E. E. Greeu. 



Sabaotus, gen. nov. 



Head about as long as broad, deflected and narrowed in 

 front of eyes, which are transverse and strongly project beyond 

 the anterior margins of the pronotum ; antennas slender, first 

 joint shorter than head, second about four times as long as 

 first, third longer than fourth and together distinctly shorter 

 than spcond ; rostrum reaching the posterior coxas ; pronotum 

 at base twice as broad as long and about two and a half times 

 as broad as anterior margin, moderately convex, deflected 

 anteriorly, the basal margin before scutellum truncate, 

 oblique towards posterior angles; scutellum subtriangular; 

 corium (excluding cuneus) as long as second joint of antennas, 

 including clavus and cuneus twice as long as broad, cuneus 

 considerably broader than long ; posterior femora moderately 

 thickened, intermediate and posterior tibia? spinulose. 



A genus to be placed near Campylomma, Keut. 



Subactus iustitutus, sp. n. 



Brownish ochraceous ; eyes, a small spot at apex of claval 

 suture, and the apex of cuneus black ; antennas ochraceous, 



