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together, first joint slightly thickened and only slightly passing apex 

 of head, second about twice longer, thickened towards its apex 

 and there just as thick as first, the last two of equal length, 

 shorter than second, both thickened but the last stouter thau 

 third which is just as thick as apex of second ; rostrum reaching 

 the anterior coxae, first joint scarcely reaching the root of antennae, 

 second scarcely extending beyond base of head ; pronotum 

 like the head impunctate, very obsoletely transversely striate, 

 base broadly rounded, the sid'es which are narrowly margined 

 roundly narrowed towards front; apical constriction rather broad, 

 distinctly interrupted in the middle, disk slightly convex, before 

 the middle rather deeply transversely impressed, front lobe rather 

 more strongly arched ; impunctate scutellum transversely im- 

 pressed at base ; hemelytra in tf extending to apex of abdomen 

 a,nd just as strongly shining as the fore part, only the cuneus 

 appearing rather duller ; the hemelytra everywhere uniformly 

 very finely and sparsely punctate, the embolium rather broadly 

 detached; orifices of the metasternum short, only shallowly curved 

 in front, without a longitudinal carination running from the apex ; 

 posterior coxae rather widely separated, metasternum between them 

 rather narrowly rounded ; legs unarmed. 



" Very much reminding one of the genus Triphleps, but the 

 body strongly shining and very shortly haired ; antennae and the 

 apertures of the metasternum very differently formed, and the 

 apical constriction of the pronotum is distinct. Immediately 

 to be distinguished from Lampronannella, Popp. by the unarmed 

 legs." (Poppvtu.) 



3078. Horniella polita, Popp. Wien. ant. Zeit. xxix. p. 140 (1910). 



" Black ; head, hemelytra, first two joints of antennae, rostrum 

 and legs brown ; tibiae darker, tarsi paler ; cuneus and apical third 

 of embolium black ; membrane greyish yellow, slightly iridescent ; 

 front in <J broad, about twice broader than diameter of eyes ; basal 

 margin of pronotum about twice the median length, almost 

 twice as broad as the front margin ; with a bristle on each side 

 before the front angle." (Poppius.} 



"Length 1*9 millim." 



Hob. Ceylon ; Hapulale (fide Popp,, Mus. Helsinyfors). 



I have not seen this species ; it is hoped that one day it may 

 be figured. 



Genus TRIPHLEPS. (Vol. Ill, p. 8.) 



3079. Triphleps ianthe, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, scutellum and body beneath shining black ; 

 antenna) and legs pale ochraceous; hemelytra with the clavus and 

 coriuin very pale ochraceous, somewhat sparsely and darkly 

 punctate; embolium impunctate; membrane greyish white; an- 

 tennaa with the first joint not quite reaching apex of head, second 



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