Mr. W. L. Distant on Heteroptera;. 495 



small ; anterior femora incrassate and spined beneath near 

 apices ; scutellum a little elevated. 



In my enumeration of the Oriental Lygaeidae I place this 

 genus near Lua, Dist. 



Manatanus montanus, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and scutellum black; lateral margins of 

 the anterior lobe of pronotum (broadened posteriorly) white; 

 antennae black ; abdomen above and body beneath black ; 

 rostrum and legs ochraceous, basal joint of rostrum, anterior 

 femora (excluding apices), more than apical halves of inter- 

 mediate and posterior femora (excluding apices), and the 

 tibiae more or less black or piceous ; clavus piceous brown, 

 corium greyish white or pale stramineous, two elongate 

 black spots before middle and the apex broadly black ; 

 membrane narrow, whitish, sometimes divided by black into 

 two large whitish spots. 



Var. — Posterior pronotal lobe more piceous brown than 

 black ; first and second joints of antennae piceous brown or 

 ochraceous ; intermediate and posterior femora and all the 

 tibiae ochraceous. 



Length 4^ mm. 



Hab. Simla Hills ; Mantiana (Ind, Mus. & Coll. Dist.) ; 

 Kumaon ; Naini Tal (Ind. Mus. & Coll. Dist.). 



This species was found under stones. 



Fam. PyrrhocoridaB. 



Abulfeda, gen. nov. 



Head about as long as broad, anteriorly subangularly 

 produced, the central lobe promment ; antennae robust, 

 basal joint longest, almost as long as second and third joints 

 together ; pronotum gradually narrowed anteriorly, the 

 lateral margins sinuate, transversely impressed before middle, 

 anterior lobe raised and smooth, posterior lobe very coarsely 

 punctate, transversely punctate before anterior margin, the 

 anterior lateral margins ridged ; scutellum triangular, 

 smooth, almost obsoletely punctate; clavus and corium 

 thickly strongly punctate ; membrane not quite reaching 

 abdominal apex ; rostrum reaching the intermediate cox£e, 

 basal joint about, or almost, reaching base of head ; anterior 

 femora moderately thickened, shortly spined beneath. 



Tiiis genus has the anterior area of pronotum completely 

 circumscribed by continuous punctures and is allied to 

 Euscopus. 



