PHILOSTEPHANUS. 239 



Genus PHILOSTEPHANUS. 



Philostephanus, Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) iv, p. 449 (1909). 



Type, P. vitaliter, Dist. 



Distribution. Northern India. 



Head a little longer than broad, deflected anteriorly, centrally 

 longitudinally sulcate between the eyes, which are moderately 

 transversely exserted : antennae with the basal joint only slightly- 

 thickened, about as long as head, second joint twice as long as first 

 (remaining joints mutilated in typical specimen) ; rostrum reaching 

 the posterior coxae ; pronotum much broader than long, moderately 

 convex, deflected anteriorly, lateral margins oblique, anterior and 

 posterior margins truncate ; scutellum somewhat small and 

 convex ; corium (excluding cuneus) about twice as long as broad, 

 slightly longer than posterior tibiae, cuneus triangularly elongate, 

 its apex acute ; membrane considerably passing the abdominal apex 

 and with a subquadrate posteriorly subtruncate cell ; legs of 

 moderate length, the posterior femora distinctly thickened, tibiae 

 spinulose, posterior tarsi with the first and second joints subequal 

 in length. 



Allied to Megaccelum. 



3018. Philostephanus vitaliter, Dist. A.M.N. H. (8) iv, p. 449 

 (1909). 



Head ochraceous, speckled with fuscous ; antennae with the first 

 joint ochraceous speckled with fuscous, second joint piceous, 



Fig. 129. Philostephanus vitaliter. 



centrally paler (remaining joints mutilated in typical specimen); 

 pronotum shining black, posterior margin very narrowly and 

 a short central basal linear spot ochraceous ; scutellum shining 



