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convexly rounded posteriorlj ; cuiieus a little longev than 

 broad ; legs of moderate leno-th, posterior femora thickened. 



Arasjjus partUus. 

 Lopus partilus, Walk. Cat. Het. vi. p. 56. u. 27 (1873). 

 Hab. New Guinea (Brit. Mus.). 



Mertila, gen. no v. 



Elongately oval. Head ratlier long and depressed in front 

 of insertion of antennas, of which the first joint is shorter than 

 head and attenuated at base ; second joint much longer than 

 first, it and the remaining joints pilose. Rostrum not quite 

 reaching the intermediate coxai. Pronotuni with an anterior 

 collar, which has its anterior and posterior margins carinate; 

 subirapressed or distinctly constricted before middle, the 

 depression including two transverse callosities; posterior 

 area a little tumid ; posterior margin about twice the breadth 

 of anterior margin, sometimes as long as broad. Scutellum 

 small, subtriangular, callous, foveate at base ; hemelytra 

 much longer than abdomen ; membrane with a single trian- 

 gular cell ; legs moderately short and slender. 



Mertila malayensis, sp. n. 



Orange-red ; apex of first and the whole of the second joint 

 of antennge, eyes, apex of rostrum, corium (excluding basal 

 area), cuneus, membrane, extreme apices of femora, tibia*, 

 tarsi, and sometimes abdomen beneath, indigo-black ; head 

 with a distinct central ridge and a broad foveation on inner 

 side of eyes ; pronotum a little hollowed between the anterior 

 callosities; upper surface very finely and obscurely pilose; 

 tibias finely setose. 



Long. 5-6 mm. 



Hah. Singapore (//. N. Ridley^ Brit. Mus.). 



Mertila ternatensis, sp. n. 



In colour resembling C. malayensis^ but with the first and 

 second joints of the antennas entirely indigo-black and the 

 legs entirely orange-red ; body much more elongate ; pro- 

 notum nearly as long as broad, very distinctly constricted 

 before middle, the lateral margins of the anterior lobe con- 

 vexly produced ; corium distinctly coarsely punctate, the 

 suture behind claval apex divided and forming an oblong 



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