100 CATALOGUE OF 



tibia? and tarsi tawny, the former with spines on each side. Wings 

 extending to the tip of the abdomen. Corium of the fore wings with the 

 veins mostly testaceous, a few points of the same hue near the tip; 

 membrane brownish cinereous, with a transverse vein and with seven 

 areolets. Hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 3i lines. 



In form it has a resemblance to R. Rolandri, but the veins of the 

 membrane have a peculiar structure. 



a. Siam. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



158. Rhyparochromus incisus. 



Mas. Niger, fere linearis; caput antice rotundalum ; rostrum coxas 

 intermedias fere atlingens ; antennce corpore breviores, articulo \o 

 luleo ; prothorax convexus, sulco transverso medio valde delerminato ; 

 pedes longi, libiis intermediis tarsisque fulvis, femoribus anticis apice 

 fulvis; corii costa albo bimaculata. 



Male. Black, convex, shining, nearly linear, very finely punctured. 

 Head rounded in front, broader lhau the fore border of the prothorax. Eyes 

 rather prominent. Rostrum extending nearly to the middle coxa?. Antennae 

 slender, rather shorter than the body; first joint luteous, much shorter than 

 the head; second very much longer than the first; third shorter than the 

 second ; fourth a little longer than the second. Prothorax binodose, or 

 with a very deeply-marked transverse furrow which is behind the middle. 

 Legs long, slender; tarsi and middle tibiae tawny; fore femora incrassated, 

 aimed with spines beneath, tawny at the tips. Wings not extending to the 

 tip of the abdomen. Corium of the fore wings with two large triangular 

 costal white spots, one Dear the base, the other near the tip. Length of the 

 body 3 Hues. 



This and the three following species belong to the group Beosus. 

 a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Thwaites. 



159. Rhyparochromus anticus. 



Fcem. Fuscus ; caput elongalum ; prothorax longiuseulus, sulco 

 medio transverso indeterminalo, latcribus albis subreflexis poslice 

 fuscis ; pedes pallide fiavi, longi, graciles, femoribus nigris basi 

 albis, femoribus anticis subincrassatis sublus denticulatis ; corium 

 basi cervinum, macula costuli apicali alba. Var. (3. — Antennarum 

 articuli 2us el Zus basi albi apice nigri, 4us niger dimidio basali 

 albo. Var. y. — Antennarum articuli 2us el 3us nigri basi albi. 



Female. Brown, in structure like R. armipes. Head elongate, 

 triangular. Eyes slightly prominent. Rostrum extending to the middle 

 coxoe. Antennas testaceous; first joint rather shorter than the head; 

 second about twice the length of the first; third rather shorter than the 

 second; fourth AS long* as the third. Prothorax elongate, widening from 

 the fore border to the hind border; a slight transverse middle furrow; sides 

 Blighllj nflcxed, while except towards the hind border. Legs pale yellow, 

 long, .slender; femora black, white towards the base; fore femora slightly 

 incrassated, denticulate beneath. Wings extending to the tip of the abdo- 

 men. Corium of the fore wings fawn-colour towards the base; a somewhat 



