134 APPENDIX. HEBRII)^. 



G-enus HYECANUS, nov. 



Type, H. capitate, Dist. 



Distribution. N. India. 



Head longer than broad, moderately attenuated anteriorly, the 

 apex subtruncate, the apices of the lateral margins on each side 

 spinously produced, somewhat obscurely centrally ridged ; eyes 

 small, not reaching the basal margin ; antennae short, inserted 

 about midway between eyes and apex, first joint incrassate, about 

 as long as second which is curved and apically thickened, third 

 joint shortest, fourth thickened, pyriform, longer than third; 

 rostrum passing the intermediate coxae ; pronotum about half as long 

 as broad at humeral angles which are sub-prominent and rounded, 

 the lateral anterior margins sinuate and obliquely Burrowing 

 to apex, the posterior lateral margins concavely obliquely oinuate 

 to basal angles of scutellum, the anterior margin moderately con- 

 cave, posterior margin before scutellum almost truncate, the disk 

 is strongly declivous anteriorly and somewhat broadly longi- 

 tudinally impressed ; scutellum slightly longer than broad at base ; 

 corium with the central margin about as long as greatest length of 

 membrane, its apical margins straightly oblique ; membrane in- 

 distinctly exhibiting two longitudinal veins on apical area ; legs 

 of moderate length, the femora distinctly thickened, narrowing to 

 apices and hirsute, basal joint of tarsi very long and thickened, 

 narrowed at base. 



The peculiar structure of the head and antennas distinguishes 

 this genus. 



2907. Hyrcanus capitatus, sp. n. 



Body above black, somewhat shiniug, the membrane opaque ; 

 head beneath and sternum black, abdomen beneath greyish 

 ochraceous, thickly finely tomentose ; legs black, bases of femora 



Fig. 72. Hyrcanus capitatus. 



and their under surfaces reddish ochraceous ; antennae finely 

 pilose, the first and second joints obscure ochraceous, third and 



