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6. DALPADA affinis, n. s. 



D. precedent! valde affinis; corpore latiori; capite longiori; 

 thoracis angulis lateralibus tuberculosis, magnis, obtusis, apice 

 albidis ; scutello basi immaculate, apice latiusculo ; membrana 

 fuscescenti, nervis obscurioribus ; abdominis lateribus fulvo 

 nigroque variegatis ; antennis fulvis, articulis 2 ultimis fus- 

 cis. ? . 

 Long. lin.'Si. 



a. India. Presented by General Thomas Hardwicke. 



b. N. India. From Capt. Boys's Collection. 



7. DALPADA versicolor. 



Halys versicolor, H. ScMff. Wanz. v. 76. t. 169. fig. 520 (1839) 

 & vii. 60 (1844). 



a. India. Presented by General Thomas Hardwicke. 



b. N. India. From Capt. Boys's Collection. 



DALPADA varia, n. s. 



griseo-testacea, nigro-punctata ; thoracis angulis lateralibus 

 subtuberculatis ; capite, thorace, scutello, elytrorum corio ab- 

 dominisque marginibus viridi-seneo variegatis ; scutello basi 

 albido bimaculato ; elytrorum corio apice rufescenti, mem- 

 brana fuscescenti subhyalina, nervis fuscis, maculaque basali 

 nigra; abdomine subtus testacea, lateribus punctatis, macu- 

 laque subapicali nigra ; pedibus rostroque testaceis. c? . 

 Long. lin. 8f . 



a. Silhet. From Mr. Stainforth's Collection. 



Genus 28. AG^EUS, n. g. 



Head elongated, with the sides slightly waved, nearly parallel ; 

 he apex pointed, the central lobe passing the lateral. Antennae 

 inserted a little before the eyes, about half as long as the body, 

 slender, five-jointed; basal joint short and stout, not reaching 

 nearly to the apex of the head ; second about twice the length 

 of the first ; third and fourth nearly equal, longer than the se- 

 cond, fifth a little shorter than the second. Rostrum long and 

 slender, reaching the fourth ventral segment, inserted rather in 

 front of the middle of the head; basal joint short, not reaching 

 the base of the head; second longest; third longer than the 

 fourth, which is longer than the first. Body elongate ovate. 

 Thorax with the lateral margins emarginate, with the edges 

 strongly reflexed, sometimes denticulate, sometimes smooth. 

 Scutellum elongated, narrow at the apex. Coriaceous portion 

 of the elytra longer than the membrane ; membrane with nine 



