242 APPENDIX. CAPSID.E. 



Genus ARETAS. 

 (Near Tancredus, Vol. II, p. 430.) 



Aretas, Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) iv, p. 450 (1909). 



Type, A, imperatorius, Dist. 



Distribution. Ceylon. 



Head between eyes as broad as long, very finely centrally 

 longitudinally sulcate, transversely impressed a little before base ; 

 eves longer than broad ; antennae with the basal joint iucrassate, 

 spinulose, about as long as head, second joint about three times as 

 long as first, third joint partially mutilated in typical specimen ; 

 rostrum reaching the intermediate coxae ; prouotum broader than 

 long, the lateral margins a little concavely sinuate, the anterior 

 margin truncate and ridged, transversely impressed at about one- 

 third before anterior margin, between which and the anterior 

 margin are two transverse callosities, posterior margin subtruncate ; 

 scutellum broad, triangular ; corium with the costal margin a little 

 convex, excluding cuneus about as long as posterior tibiae, cuneus 

 somewhat small, subtriangular ; membrane passing the abdominal 

 apex ; posterior femora strongly incrassate, tibiae finely spinulose ; 

 posterior tibiae with the first and second joints subequal in length. 



2020. Aretas imperatorius, Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) iv, p. 451 (1909). 

 Head dull greyish, the eyes black ; antennae stramineous, the 



Fig. 131. Areias imperatorius. 



basal joint pale castaneous ; pronotum, scutellum, and corium 

 ochraceous ; lateral margins of pronotum, a broad central fascia 



