322 Mr. W. L. Distant on Heteroptera. 



beneath and legs ochraceous ; sternum with a central greyish 

 and a lateral plumbeous longitudinal fascia, posterior margin 

 of metasternum greyish white, head beneath greyish ; abdo- 

 men with the base and lateral margins more or less plum- 

 beous ; legs pale ochraceous, femora spotted with castaneous, 

 apices of tarsi black; rostrum black, slightly passing the 

 posterior coxse ; antennae with the second joint longest, fourth 

 joint a little longer than third ; head with the punctures 

 coarse; pronotum transversely impressed before anterior 

 area, which is coarsely punctate, the other punctures also 

 coarse ; scutellum more finely punctate, the basal area a 

 little gibbous ; corium hyaline, with a yellowish tint, two 

 black lines on its apical margin ; membrane hyaline, con- 

 siderably passing the abdominal apex ; sternum coarsely 

 punctate. 



Long. 4 mm. 



Hah. N.W. India ; Kumaon, Bhim Tal. 



Allied to JS\ dohertyi, Dist., but differing by the larger 

 size, differently coloured and longer antennae, though tue 

 relative lengths of the joints are much the same, scutellum 

 more gibbous, &c. 



Nysius melam'cus, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and scutellum thickly piceously or 

 blackly punctate ; antennae black, apex of fourth joint 

 slightly brownish ochraceous ; body beneath and legs black ; 

 coxfe, extreme apices of the femora, tibije, and tarsi brownish 

 ochraceous ; corium pale obscure luteous hyaline, the costal 

 area clear and unspotted, the veins, and the apical margin 

 medially interrupted, piceous or black ; second joint of 

 antennai distinctly longer than the third, third and fourth 

 joints almost subequal in length ; pronotum coarsely punc- 

 tate, with a somewhat obscure central longitudinal ridge ; 

 scutellum with a longitudinal ridge commencing at about 

 one-third from base, where it is distinctly tuberculous; 

 membrane hyaline, considerably passing the abdominal apex j 

 rostrum reaciiing the intermediate coxa3. 



Long. 4 mm. 



Hab. Kumaon, Bhira Tal ; Simla Hills, Theog. 



Pirkimerus nicoharensisy sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, scutellum, and body beneath piceous 

 brown ; first, second, and third joints of antennae, rostrum, 

 and legs ochraceous ; fourth joint of antennae piceous brown ; 

 bemelytra pale umber-browu ; outer margin of clavus, an 



