Mr. W. L. Distant on Ilarpactorinfe. 209 



Sphedanolestes melanocephalus. 



Reduvius ? melanocephalus, Stal, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1863, p. 39. (Type 

 in Brit. Mu9.) 



Sphedanolestes signatus, sp. n. 



Black ; disk of posterior lobe of pvonotum, lateral areas of 

 prosternum, connexivura, and abdomen beneath pale creamy 

 luteous ; corium luteous, with the veins black ; membrane 

 pale bronzy. Postocular portion of the head much longer 

 than the anteocular portion ; second joint of the rostrum 

 much longer than the first; head about as long as the pro- 

 notum ; posterior pronotal lobe broadly sulcated, anterior 

 lobe finely deeply sulcate; posterior pronotal angles sub- 

 prominent, rounded. 



Long, to apex of membrane 8^ millim. 



Ilab. S. India : Utakamand (Atkins. Coll., Brit. Mas.). 



Sphedanolestes stigniatellusj sp. n. 



Black ; anterior area of posterior pronotal lobe, lateral area 

 of corium, posterior margin of prosternum, anterior coxse, and 

 disk of abdomen beneath sanguineous ; head beneath, a spot 

 near both the intermediate and posterior coxte, abdominal 

 margin, and a submarginal series of large subquadrate spots 

 very pale luteous; the abdominal margin black at incisures 

 on posterior half and the submarginal spots margined wit'i 

 black. Greyishly pilose; head about as long as pronotum ; 

 second juiut of rostrum considerably longer than the first ; 

 sulcation to anterior lobe of pronotum profound, posterior 

 lobe broadly and much more obscurely sulcate. 



Long. 8 millim. 



Bab. S. India: Utakamand (Atkins. Coll., Brit. Mus.). 



Sphedanolestes incertis, sp. n. 



Black ; lateral margins of head between eyes and bases of 

 anteni;3B, anterior pronotal lobe, lateral and basal margins of 

 posterior pronotal lobe, narrow lateral and apical margins to 

 corium, marginal spots and sometimes lateral margin above 

 and beneath to connexivum, head beneath, coxye, and tro- 

 chanters sanguineous. Second joint of rostrum much longer 

 than first ; head a little shorter than pronotum ; posterior 

 disk of pronotum centrally sulcate, in some specimens obscurely 

 sulcate; body and legs pilose; femora somewhat obscurely 

 nodulose near apex. 



Long. 15-16 millim. 



