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angles) pale ochraceous ; corium stramineous; two small 

 spots in clavus, three on outer margin of claval suture, one 

 beyond middle of costal margin, a large transverse spot at 

 apical angle, and a linear spot near middle of apical margin, 

 fuscous brown ; membrane hyaline with the veins pale 

 brownish ; antennae, rostrum, body beneath, and legs pale 

 cupreous ; antennae with the second joint longer than either 

 third or fourth, which are subequal in length and a little 

 darker in hue than first and second, fourth pale at base; 

 pronotum with rather more than basal half thickly punctate, 

 with an anterior broad smooth cicatrice not reaching the 

 anterior margin ; scutelium punctate, the disk (so far as 

 can be seen in typical specimen) less punctate ; corium 

 sparingly punctate, the scutelium longitudinally punctate. 



Length 4^ mm. 



Hab. Bengal ; Pusa [Lefroij) . 



Abanus, gen. nov. 



Head about as long as broad, angularly narrowed anteriorly, 

 the central lobe prominent; ocelli near base and eyes; 

 antennae with the basal joint shorter than head but pro- 

 jecting beyond it, second joint a little longer than third, 

 third and fourth subequal in length ; rostrum reaching the 

 intermediate coxse, first joint very slightly passing base of 

 head ; pronotum elongate, about as long as broad at base, 

 with a narrow anterior collar, the lateral margins nearly 

 straight and moderately laminately reflexed, an obscure 

 transverse impression a little behind middle ; scutelium 

 elongate, longer than broad; hemelytra long and nan-ow, 

 membrane with the venation much as in Lethceus ; anterior 

 femora moderately incrassate, finely s pined beneath near 

 apex; tibiaB spinulose ; tarsi with the basal joint as long or 

 longer than the two remaining joints together. 



To be placed near the genus Let/ueus. 



Abanus coloratus, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and scutelium dull black; extreme 

 lateral margins of pronotum more piceous than black ; apex 

 of scutelium ochraceous ; body beneath dull black ; rostrum 

 piceous brown, its basal joint and apex black; coxse and 

 legs more or less piceous brown; clavus pale piceous black, 

 corium castaneous, an inner line before clavus, lateral 

 margin for about two-thirds its length, and a transverse 

 fascia before apical area pale ochraceous, apical area black ; 



