HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 15 



Male. Black, fusiform, finely punctured. Head dark red, triangular. 

 Eyes black, rather prominent. Rostrum extending to the hind border of 

 the second ventral segment. Antennae raiher more than half the length of 

 the body; first joint shorter than the head ; second about twice the length 

 of the first ; third much shorter than the second ; fourth a little shorter 

 than the third. Prothorax with a slight transverse furrow at somewhat in 

 front of the middle; sides dark red. Connexivum and corium red. Length 

 of the body 7 lines. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



8. Melamphaus femoratds. 



Fcem. Luleus, fusiformis ; capitis margine poslico roslro antennis scutello 

 pedibus membranaque nigris; rostrum basi rufum, segmenti \i ven- 

 tralis marginem poslicum fere attingens ; antenna corpore breviores ; 

 prothoracis discus niger ; segmenla pectoralia albo marginata ; 

 abdominis segmenta nigro fasciata ; femora rufa ; corium slriga 

 apud marginem interiorem latissima maculaque triangulari discali 

 maxima nigris. 



Female. Luteous, fusiform. Head triangular, black along the hind 

 border. Eyes black, slightly prominent. Rostrum black, red at the base, 

 extending nearly to the bind border of the first ventral segment. Antennae 

 black, slender, shorter than the body; first joint much longer than the 

 head, red at the base; second shorter than the first ; third shorter than the 

 second ; fourth as long as the third. Prothorax with a black disk; trans- 

 verse furrow well defined ; sides elevated. Scutellum black. Pectoral 

 segments bordered with white. Abdomen with a black band on the fore 

 border of each segment. Legs black, long, slender; coxae, trochanters and 

 femora bright red ; fore femora beneath with three subapical spines. 

 Corium with a very broad black streak along the inner border, and with a 

 very large triangular black spot in the disk beyond; membrane black. 

 Length of the body 10 lines. 



a. North Hindostan From Capt. Boyes' collection. 



9. Melamphaus angulifer. 



Fcem. Rufus, fusiformis, anttnnis libiis tarsisque nigris; rostrum 

 coxas intermedias attingens ; antenna corpore multo breviores ; 

 scutellum nigrum, apice rufum; metapectus nigro bimaculatum ; 

 venter vittis duabus nigris lalis abbrevialis ; corium nigrum, albido 

 tenuiter marginatum. 



Female. Bright red, fusiform, finely punctured. Eyes, antennae and 

 legs black. Eyes rather prominent. Rostrum black towards the tip, 

 extending to the middle coxee. Antennae much shorter than the body; 

 first joint longer than the head; second a little longer than the first; third 

 much shorter than the first; fourth much longer than the second. Pro- 

 thorax with two well-defined transverse furrows; lore furrow much curved ; 

 sides slightly reflexed. Scutellum black, red at the tip. Metapectus with 

 a large black spot on each side. Abdomen beneath with a broad and much 



