284 Mr. W. L. Distant on Oriental Rhynchoia. 



Fam. Lygaeidae. 



Oxycarenus Icetus. 



Oxycarenus l&tus, Kirby, J. Linn. Soc. Lond., Zool. xxiv. p. 102 

 (1891) ; Dist. Faun. Brit. Ind., Rhynch. ii. p. 43, fig. 31 (1904). 



Kirby 'a type, when compared with fresh examples, was 

 clearly founded on a discoloured specimen. I redescribed 

 his type {supra), and so both of our descriptions fail in the 

 character of the antennae. These are not unicolorous, but 

 with the second joint, excluding extreme apex, and the base 

 of the third joint brownish ochraceous ; our artist was also 

 unhappy in his drawing of the rostrum, which really reaches 

 to about the middle of the abdomen. 



Fam. Coreidse. 



Neohoplolomia, gen. nov. 



Head about as long as the pronotum ; antenniferous 

 tubercles prominent, armed with an obscure short outwardly 

 and forwardly directed spine ; antennae pilose, first joint 

 stoutest, about equal in length to head, second distinctly 

 shorter than third, a little shorter than first, fourth fusiform ; 

 rostrum reaching the intermediate coxae, first joint extending 

 to latitude of eyes, second to about base of head, second and 

 third subequal in length ; pronotum with the posterior 

 margin truncate before scutellum, lateral margins finely 

 spinose, basal angles acute ; scutellum not elevated ; con- 

 nexivum not prominently spined ; posterior femora with their 

 bases slender, incrassated towards their apices, beneath which 

 they are prominently spinous. 



Allied to Hoplolomia, Stal, differing by length of head and 

 rostrum, and by the basal joint of antennae not being shorter 

 than head. 



Neohoplolomia typica, sp. n. 



Body above ochraceous ; posterior area of pronotum and 

 the clavus more or less suffused with castaneous ; corium 

 with obscure castaneous spots ; apical joint of antennas 

 (excluding base), apical areas of posterior femora, apices of 

 tibiae, and transverse lines to connexivum, very dark castaneous 

 or piceous ; apex of rostrum and some small and inconstant 

 spots on lateral areas of abdomen beneath piceous or black ; 

 membrane pale brownish with obscure greyish spots ; basal 

 lateral angles of pronotum shortly but distinctly spined ; 

 head above with a pale central longitudinal fascia ; pronotum 

 somewhat coarsely punctate ; scutellum with the basal angles 



