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Genus SAPINNIUS. 

 Sapinnius, Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) iv, p. 515 (1909), 



Type, S.fidelis, Dist. 



Distribution. Ceylon. 



Head somewhat small, perpendicularly deflected, subtriangular, 

 the lateral margins rounded ; eyes broad, narrow, transverse, pro- 

 jecting beyond the anterior margins of the pronotum ; antennae 

 with the basal joint moderately thickened, longer than head, 

 second joint more than three times longer than first, third about 

 half as long as second and considerably longer than fourth ; 

 rostrum reaching the posterior coxae ; pronotum strongly declivous 

 anteriorly, about twice as broad at base as long, the lateral margins 

 oblique, the posterior margin somewhat convex, the posterior 

 lateral angles subprominent ; scutellum triangular, the basal 

 angles a little callose ; clavus, corium, and cuneus thickly pilose, 

 corium (excluding cuneus) about as long as second joint of 

 antennas ; cuneus elongately subtriangular ; membrane longly 

 passing the abdominal apex and with a basal, slightly curved, 

 posteriorly truncate cell ; legs moderate, posterior femora not 

 prominently thickened, posterior tarsi with the basal joint 

 longest. 



. Sapinnius fidelis, Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) iv, p. 516 (1909). 

 Headochraceous, longitudinally pale sanguineous before each eye ; 



Fig. 139. Sapinnius fidelis. 

 eyes black ; antennae pale ochraceous ; pronotum ochraceous, with 



