Mr. W. L. Distant on Heteroptera. 333 



Lone. 5 mm. 

 Hab. Pegu (Coll. Dist.). 



Tliis species, apart from the generic character of the eyes, 

 possesses a simulative appearance to Caridops gibba^ Bergr. 



Maramaldus, gen. nov. 



Head long, broad and convex, constricted beliind the eyes, 

 the central lobe distinctly prominent at apex ; antennse with 

 the first joint distinctly passing apex of head, second and 

 third joints subequal in length, each longer than fourth; 

 rostrum slightly passing the anterior coxse, first joint not 

 nearly reaching base of head ; pronotum witii tlie anterior 

 lobe (including collar) more than twice as long as posterior 

 lobe, with a distinct broad anterior collar, convex, narrowed 

 anteriorly and posteriorly, smooth and shining, the collar 

 coarsely punctate, posterior lobe coarsely punctati (except 

 near its anterior margin), its lateral angles distinctly 

 acutely spined ; scutellum slightly longer than broad, coarsely 

 punctate ; fbdomen moderately concavely constricted on 

 basal half, its apex truncate ; anterior femora strongly in- 

 crassate, strongly constricted at base and moderately nar- 

 rowed at apex, spined beneath ; tibiae curved, not spined in 

 ? ( (J unknown) ; hemelytra not reaching apex of abdomeTi. 

 Allied to Eucosmetus, but first joint of antennje distinctly 

 passing apex of head, anterior lobe of pronotum longer and 

 with a broad anterior collar, hemelytra not reaching apex of 

 abdomen, &c. 



Maramaldus admistus, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, scutellum, and body beneath shining 

 black ; anterior collar and posterior lobe more opaque and 

 strongly punctate ; antennae stramineous, finely pilose, apical 

 joint (excludmg base) piceous ; rostrum ochraceous, the basal 

 joint piceous; legs stramineous, anterior femora (excluding 

 apices) shining black, anterior and intermediate femora with 

 their apical areas piceous ; connexivura spotted with stra- 

 mineous ; corium castaneous brown, spotted with white, the 

 principal spots being an elongate one on both costal and 

 claval margins, the largest near apical angle, and a small 

 rounded spot near claval apex, clavus and anterior half of 

 costal margin with longitudinal series of punctures, a trans- 

 verse series of punctures before membranal division, which is 

 distinctly paler; membrane piceous, with a white spot at 

 apex ; other structural characters as in generic diagnosis. 



Long., ? , 6 ram. 



Hab. N.W. Lidia ; Kumaon. 

 Ann. & Mag. N, Hist. Ser. 8. FoL iii. 23 



