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of liead distinctly sulcate between eyes; pronotum finely 

 centrally sulcate, the sulcatlon neither reaching the anterior 

 nor posterior margin, posterior lobe profoundly sulcate near 

 lateral angles. 



Long., (^ , 17 millim. 



Bab. East Africa : Mombasa (Brit. Mus.). 



Genus Mendis. 



j\lendis pectoralis. 



Mendis pectoralis, Stfil, Aun. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1803, p. 40. 

 Mendis Jajjoiiensis, Scott, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) xiv. p. 443 

 (1874), 



Mendis semirufa. 



Ectrichodia semirufa, Stal, CEfv. Vet.-Ak. F5rh. 1854, p. 237. 

 Ectrichodia luteoatra, Walk. Cat. Het. viii. p. 53. u. 57 (1873). 

 Adrania luteoatra, Lett. & Sev. Cat. Gen. Hem. t. iii. p. 135 (1896), 



Mendis chinensis, sp, n. 



Sanguineous, shining; antennae (excluding basal joint),,, 

 eyes, hemelytia, spots to connexivum on fourth and fifth 

 segments, four spots to metasternum (two central and one on, 

 each side), a small lateral spot to second abdominal segment, 

 and large transverse lateral spots to third, fourth, and fifth 

 segments black ; tarsi brownish ochraceous ; basal joint of 

 antennae dul] testaceous ; antennae very longly pilose, second, 

 joint slightly longer than the first ; anterior pronotal lobe 

 foveately sulcate throughout its entire length, posterior lobe 

 much more finely sulcate for about half its length. 



Long. 11 millim. 



Hah. China : Amoy (Brit. Mus.). 



Genus ECTEYCHOTES. 



Ectrychotes porriqens. 



Ectrichodia porngens, Walk. Cat. Het. viii. p. 47. n. 34 (1873). 

 Fhi/sorhi/}ic/iusj)orrif/i'iis, Leth. & Sev. Cat. Cien. Hem. t. iii. p. 140 

 (1896). 



Ectri/chotes atripennis. 



Lanimna atripennis, Stal, CEfv. Vet.-Ak. Fork. 1866, p. 302. 

 Edrirhodin opitiriva, Walk. Cat. Het. viii. p. 51. n. 49 (1873). 

 Scudya ophirica, Letli. & Sev. Cat. Gen. Hem. t. iii. p. 133 (1896). 



