10 APPENDIX. LYGJS1DJE. 



scapular areas of the pleura and the broad front margin of the 

 mesosternum, pitchy black intersected with grey, a round spot on 

 the hind margin of the pro- and mesopleura (not the metapleura) 

 velvet-black ; abdomen beneath black intersected with grey : 

 rostrum, legs, and antennae pitchy black ; head short, strongly 

 concave, the cheek-plates extremely high, equally broad throughout 

 (not gradually falling away behind), near hind margin suddenly 

 and roundly declivous, covering basal joint of rostrum when seen 

 from the side ; pronotum trapezoidal with the lateral margins 

 straight, very shallowly impressed, with a slight transverse im- 

 pression separating the two main parts of the pronotum ; the 

 pronotal process, lying behind this, extensively and distinctly 

 punctured, at least towards the front, also front border of the 

 pronotum with a few distinct punctures ; a faint longitudinal pro- 

 notal ridge ; membrane only slightly passing the anus ; rostrum 

 extending to middle coxae, first joint scarcely passing cheek plates ; 

 antennae rather short, fourth joint thickened and a little longer 

 than second joint." (Breddin.) 



" Length 5| to 61 inillim." 



Hob. Ceylon; Anuradhapura, Horrowapatam, Nalanda (fide 

 Breddin). 



It is somewhat difficult to locate generically this apparently dis- 

 tinct species, which I have not seen, as Breddin treated Graptostethus 

 and Pyrrhobaphus as one genus. 



Genus AROCATUS. (Vol. II, p. 15.) 



2779. Arocatus continctus, Dist. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belq. 1, p. 410 

 (1906). 



Head red, above with a broad central black fascia narrowing to 

 apex ; eyes, antennae, and rostrum black ; pronotum red, the 

 anterior lobe and two broad sublateral fascia to posterior lobe 

 black; scutellum black with a narrow central longitudinal red 

 fascia ; corium dull pitchy black, finely pilose, the extreme base 

 red ; membrane black, outer and apical margins hyaline ; sternum 

 testaceous, with a large black spot on the lateral areas of each 

 segment ; abdomen beneath piceous, finely pilose, the lateral and 

 apical margins narrowly testaceous ; legs piceous, pilose, coxse and 

 trochanters ochraceous ; fourth joint of antennas slightly shorter 

 than the second ; first joint of rostrum about reaching base of 

 head; pronotum with the posterior lobe sparsely but coarsely 

 punctate. 



Length 7 to 7 millim. 



Hab. Madura (Dulreml}; Pondicherry. Ceylon (Brown, Vienna 

 Mus.)- Eppawela (Green). 



Allied to A. sericans (vol. ii, p. 15) but distinguished by the 

 different markings of the pronotum and abdomen beneath - mem- 

 brane longer, distinctly passing the abdominal apex. 



