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XXXlW.—nhpichotal Xotes.—XXV. By W. L, Distant. 



Heteroptera. 

 Fam. Anthocoridae. 



This paper coiiclucle.s the revision, of Walker's types in the 

 Britisii Museum, ho tar as the Heteroptera are concerned, and 

 which are contained in the eight volumes of liis ' (;ataK:)gue 

 of Hen)iptera Heteroptera.' This family is treated a little 

 out of its proper sequence in these notes, as I waited to first 

 examine some types contained in cuntinental museums, which 

 T have now done, thanks to the kindness of Dr. Yiigve 

 Sjostedt of Stockholm, Dr. Joanny Martin of Paris, and 

 Prof. Meinert of Copenhagen. The types of the new genera 

 will be figured in vol. iii. of Indian ithynchota (Blanford 

 series). 



Subfam. Antrocorinm. 



OSTORODIAS, gen. nov. 



Elongate, subdepressed; head broad, not columnar, about 

 as broad (including eyes) as long ; antennas four-jointed, first 

 joint moderately thickened, not reaching apex of head, 

 second joint thickened,about as long as head, third and fourth 

 shorter, subequal in length and longly setose ; rostrum 

 robust, three-jointed, first joint not quite reaching base of 

 head, second joint about as long as first, but more slender, 

 third joint short, about reaching anterior coxje ; eyes sub- 

 prominent; pronotum with a narrow obsolete anterior collar, 

 with a raised central longitudinal carination, on each side of 

 which the surface is laterally deflected and distinctly foveate, 

 anterior margin about half the width of posterior margin, 

 which is concavely sinuate; scutellum long, subtriangular, 

 with two profound basal foveas at base ; coriura with the 

 margins subparallel, the cuneus large and semicircular; 

 membrane with four subparallel veins ; tarsi apparently 

 three-jointed, as can be seen from three indifferent s^veciinens; 

 anterior femora broadly thickened, spinose beneath. 



Ostorodias contuhernalisj sp. n. 



Black; corium sordidly stramineous, cuneus pale piceous, 

 membrane smoky hyaline ; apices of femora and the whole of 

 the tibiae and tarsi dull stramineous; head and pronotum 

 obscurely punctate, the last faintly transversely strigose; 



