248 Mr. "W. L. Distant on Harpactorinfe. 



moderately prominent, its posterior area profoundly and 

 broadly sulcate, posterior lobe with the lateral angles longly 

 spinously produced, between which are two long, discal, 

 tuberculous, erect spines ; abdomen long, scarcely wider than 

 the hemelytra, the fifth segment a little dilated on each side ; 

 leo-s long, anterior femora a little incrassated and longer than 

 the tibi», intermediate and posterior femora and tibise of equal 

 length. 



Allied to Epi'daus, but with the spined head of Cydnocoris. 



Platerus PUcheri, sp. n. 



cJ . Black ; lateral margins of anterior pronotal lobe, a 

 waved transverse fascia to posterior lobe in front of the discal 

 spines, and reticulate markings to corium (excluding base) 

 cretaceous white ; three annulations to femora, two to tibiae, 

 first and second joints of rostrum, and marginal spots to 

 abdomen luteous. Anal appendage in male with two long 

 posteriorly directed spines ; lateral pronotal angles strongly 

 spinously produced, their posterior margins distinctly notched 

 near base ; membrane fuliginous, inner area black, apical 

 area pale hyaline ; base and apex of first joint of rostrum 

 black. 



Long, (inch membr.) 23 millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 

 7 millim. 



Hal. Sikhim (J. G. Pilcher, Brit. Mus.). 



Genus Astinus. 



Astinus siamensis, sp. n. 



Pale brownish ochraeeous ; abdomen piceous, its margins 

 and some obscure spots on lateral areas brownish ochraeeous ; 

 three small rounded spots on anterior margin of posterior 

 pronotal lobe, a spot near each basal angle of scutellum, a 

 transverse spot near base and a larger transverse spot near 

 apex of corium creamy white ; membrane pale bronzy. 

 Basal joint of antenna about as long as head, pronotum, and 

 scutellum taken together ; postocular portion of head con- 

 siderably longer than anteocular portion ; frontal lobe of 

 pronotum with the anterior angles produced in short, lateral, 

 conical spines, and with two erect conical spines on disk, 

 between which the surface is centrally sulcate; posterior 

 lobe with two broad, central, laminate, tuberculous elevations, 

 the posterior margins of which are serrate, the lateral angles 

 strongly produced, obtusely angulate and toothed behind. 



