SPHEDANOLESTES. 205 



2979. Sphedanolestes minusculus, Bergr. Deutsch. ent. Zeitschr. 1908, 



p. 592. 



Black ; sternum much varied with greyish testaceous ; mem- 

 brane shining fuscous ; abdomen beneath luteous, marginal spots, 

 a sublateral fascia and apex black ; head as long as pronotum, 

 postocular distinctly longer than anteocular area ; first joint of 

 antennae about as long as head ; first joint of rostrum reaching 

 middle of eyes, considerably shorter than second joint ; pronotum 

 with the anterior lobe profoundly, the posterior lobe less profoundly, 

 longitudinally impressed or sulcate, on each side of the impression 

 to anterior lobe distinctly tuberculous, the anterior angles shortly 

 tuberculous, subacute, basal margin nearly straight, posterior 

 angles truncately rounded, subprominent ; scutellum with the apex 

 stramineous (not mentioned by Bergroth) ; membrane passing the 

 abdominal apex, discoidal cell almost as long as broad, corium sub- 

 rugulose ; legs black, femora finely nodulose. 



Length 7 millim. 



Hob. Bengal ; Pusa (Lefroy). Trichinopoly (fide Bergroth}. 



Found on grass at Pusa. 



2980. Sphedanolestes badgleyi, Dist. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. liii, p. 369 



(1909). 



Head, antennae, rostrum, pronotum, scutellum, sternum, and 

 legs black or piceous ; a longitudinal fascia to head beneath and 

 the abdomen beneath, ocbraceous, the latter with a sublateral 

 series of irregularly placed black spots ; hemelytra pale bronzy- 

 brown ; head about as long as pronotum, anteocular portion 

 shorter and narrower than the postocular ; antennae with the first 

 joint as long as the anterior femora, almost equal in length to the 

 second joint ; rostrum reaching the anterior coxae, first joint 

 reaching eyes, shorter than second joint ; pronotum with both 

 lobes broadly longitudinally sulcately impressed, posterior angles 

 slightly nodulose, posterior margin straight; femora nodulose; 

 membrane passing the abdominal apex. 



Length 11 millim. 



Hob. Assam (Badyley, Brit. Mus.}. 



To follow S. indicus (vol. ii, p. 340). 



2981. Sphedanolestes bowringi, Dist. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belt/, liii, p. 369 



(1909). 



Black ; pronotum, scutellum, and sternum coral-red ; first joint 

 of rostrum (excluding base and apex), a large spot on each side of 

 head in front of eyes and beneath base of antennae, a small spot on 

 each side of head behind eyes and in front of ocelli, connexivum, 

 abdomen beneath and bases of femora, pale luteous ; two spots on 

 posterior area of connexivum, tessellate markings on each lateral 

 area of abdomen beneath, and abdominal apex, black ; first joint of 



