PIBKIMERUS. MA.CROPES. J7 



Subfamily BLISSIN^. (Vol. II, p. 21.) 

 Genus PIRKIMERU8. (Vol. II, p. 22.) 



2788. Pirkimerus nicobarensis, Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) Hi, p. 322 



(1909). 



Head, pronotum, scutellum, and body beneath pitchy-brown ; 

 first, second, and third joints of antennae, rostrum, and legs ochra- 

 ceous ; fourth joint of antennas pitchy-brown ; heinelytra pale 

 umber-brown ; outer margin of clavus, an elongate marginal spot 

 before middle, and a marginal spot to membrane pale ochraceous ; 

 between these spots the margin is much darker ochraceous ; second 

 and third joints of antennae subequal in length, each a little longer 

 than first, fourth longest, incrassate and pilose ; pronotum strongly 

 transversely impressed, punctate and wrinkled at anterior margin, 



Pirkimems nicobarensis. 



the posterior area discally foveately depressed, anteriorly coarsely 

 punctate, posteriorly finely transversely striate ; scutellum dis- 

 tinctly centrally longitudinally carinate ; membrane not quite 

 reaching the apical abdominal segment ; posterior femora finely 

 spined beneath, the posterior tibiae strongly marginally setose : 

 basal joint of posterior tarsi much longer than the second and 

 third joints. 



Length 5 millim. 



Hob. Nicobar Islands (Rogers, Brit. Mus.). 



Genus MACROPES. (Vol. II, p. 24.) 



2789. Macropes dilutus. (Vol. II, p. 25.) 



Var. nesiota, BretU. Deutsch. ent. Zeitschr. 1907, p. 45. 



"Head, pronotum, scutellum, abdomen above, underside, legs 

 and antennae deep black ; tibiae pitchy-black, tarsi (at least basally), 



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