some undescribed Grerrinae. 113 



" In small pools near sea-shore " (N. Annandale). 



By the relative joints of the antennae, and the markings of 

 the head and pronotum, this small species is distinctly 

 recognizable. 



JUCUNDUS, gen. nov. 



Head longer than broad between the eyes, which are 

 moderately emarginate interiorly, in front of eyes almost 

 triangulate where it is prominently notched on each side and 

 then narrowed to apex which is angularly rounded, between 

 the eyes two oblique fovealions ; antennas with the first joint 

 longest, about as long as the posterior area or lobe of the pro- 

 notum, second, third, and fourth joints subequal in length ; 

 rostrum scarcely passing the anterior coxsb ; pronotum 

 moderately flat, not prominently deflected behind the humeral 

 angles, the anterior area or lobe short, about one-third the 

 length of posterior area or lobe ; hemelytra considerably 

 passing apex of abdomen ; anterior femora slightly thickened 

 and longer than the tibise ; intermediate and posterior femora 

 about subequal in length, posterior tarsal claws inserted at 

 apex of tarsus. 



Allied to Gen-is } but differing in the shape of the head and 

 the structure of the pronotum. 



Jucundus custodiendus, sp. n. 



? . Head and pronotum ochraceous ; eyes, narrow lateral 

 margins, and a central discal elongate spot to pronotum black; 

 antennas black ; rostrum ochraceous with its apex black; 

 hemelytra black, the marginal and apical areas more brownish; 

 body beneath ochraceous, a spot on the posterior acetabular 

 area black; legs black, anterior femora much longitudinally 

 streaked with ochraceous ; structural characters as in generic 

 diagnosis. 



Length 8 mm. 



Hab. Travancore ; Maddathoray, W. Base of W. Ghats 

 (Annandale). 



The above description is taken from a macropterous female 

 specimen ; in a second male apterous example, which 

 measures 7 mm. the pronotum has a continuous broad central 

 longitudinal fascia, not extending to the anterior area or 

 kbj. 



Jucundus burmanus, sp. n. 

 Apterous form. — Body and legs ochraceous, the intermediate 



