HOMCEOCBRUS. 155- 



Very closely allied in structure and general appearance to 

 H. inornatus, StSl, but differing entirely in the shorter, stouter, and 

 differently coloured apical joint of the antennas. 



3726. Homceocerus picturatus, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, scutellum and corium ochraceous, the basal 

 area oF pronotum and basal two-thirds of corium not extending 

 to costal area car mine- red ; antennae with the first, second and 

 third joints more or less carmine-red, fourth joint piceous with 

 the base narrowly ochraceous, first joint stout with the edges 

 carinate, second and third considerably less robust, fourth 

 cylindrical, narrowed basally and apically, second a little longest, 

 fourth about half the length of third joint ; rostrum with the 

 third joint longer than the fourth ; pronotum with the lateral 

 margins finely and obscurely serrate, the lateral angles moderately 

 prominent and apically obtusely acute ; pronotum punctate and 

 rugulose ; scutellum distinctly transversely striate ; corium finely 

 punctate. 



Length 15-16; breadth between pronotal angles 5| 6 millim. 



Hah. South India : Chikkaballapura and Mysore State (T. V* 

 Campbell). 



Allied to H. sigillatus, Still, and ff. prominulus, Dall. In colour 

 markings it is also allied to H. scutellatus, Dist., from South Africa. 



3727. Homceocerus borealis, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, scutellum and corium greenish-ochraceous ; 

 pronotum and corium rugulose and punctate ; head with a central 

 longitudinal impression ; antenna? moderately robust, basal joint 

 dark ochraceous, second and third joints greenish-ochraceous, 

 apical joint sometimes much darker in hue, first joint shorter than 

 second, a little longer than third, fourth joint shortest ; rostrum 

 with the third joint longer than the fourth ; scutellum finely 

 punctate ; membrane pale bronzy-brown ; body beneath pale 

 greenish-ochraceous, more or less strongly and distinctly punctate ; 

 legs ochraceous ; pronotum somewhat elongate, the lateral margins 

 almost obliquely straight. 



Length 15 ; breadth between pronotal angles 4| millim. 



Hob. N. India; Dehra Dun. 



Allied to H. cordiger, StSl, from which it differs by the struc- 

 ture of the rostrum, which has the third joint distinctly longer 

 than the fourth. 



3728. Homceocerus australis, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum. scutellum and corium ochraceous, more or 

 less distinctly punctate, basal area of pronotum and claval area of 

 corium distinctly greenish ; membrane pale bronzy-brown ; 

 antenna? with the basal joint stoutest, a little shorter than the 

 second, which is darker in hue ; rostrum with the third joint 

 distinctly longer than the fourth ; head cleft between the anten- 



