80HENUS. 281 



Genus ARMACHANUS. (Vol. II, p. 478.) 

 3058. Armachanus nilgiriensis, Dist. Entomologist, 1909, p. 60. 



Pale brownish ochraceous, a transverse linear white fascia cross- 

 ing clavus near apex of scutellum, and an oblique similar fascia 

 near middle of cormm ; before the latter the lateral area is also 

 more or less greyish white ; cuneus with a prominent black basal 

 spot; membrane very pale fuliginous; body beneath and legs 

 unicolorous. Somewhat closely allied to A. monoceros, Dist., but 

 a more slender and attenuated species, the posterior pronotal 

 area shorter, the anterior area longer, narrower, and moderately 

 narrowed at base, thus bringing the two areas or lobes into more 



Fig. 153. Armachanus nilgiriensis. 



divisional character and into greater contrast ; the head is more 

 elongate, and has a median longitudinal darker line ; the scutellum, 

 clavus, and central area of corium are not darker in hue as in 

 A. monoceros, but concolorous with the general pale brownish 

 ochraceous coloration. 



Length 6 millim. 



Hab. Nilgiri Hills ; Barwood Estate (H. Leslie Andretves). 



Genus SOHENUS. (After Armachanus, Vol. II, p. 478.) 

 Sohenus, Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) v, p. 14 (1910). 



Type, S. proditus, Dist. 

 Distribution. Ceylon. 



Head considerably longer than broad, tumid, eyes somewhat 

 small and adpressed and placed about midway between base and 



