392 ^fr. AV. L. Distant on 



lateral lobes equally long. Antennaj a little more than half 

 the length of the body, five-jointed, inserted about halfway 

 between the eyes and apex ; the second and third joints ratlier 

 longly pilose, the basal joint reaching the apex of the head, 

 second and third joints subequal in length and a little shorter 

 than the fourth joint, llostrum slightly passing the posterior 

 coxa?, third joint longest, fourth a little shorter than the first. 

 Body ovately elongate, depressed. Pronotum with the ante- 

 rior margin strongly concave, the lateral margins entire or 

 dentate, sinuate near centre, the lateral angles subprominent. 

 Scutellum subtriangular, passing the centre of the abdomen, 

 moderately tumid at base and gradually narrowing to about 

 one fourth before apex, which is convcxly rounded, Corium 

 with its apical, margin moderately sinuate. Membrane with 

 the veins robust and longitudinal. Connexivum slightly 

 notched or toothed at the incisures. Abdomen beneath with 

 a broad basal furrow. Legs pilose ; tibia? sulcated. 



Allied to the African genera Ccenomorpha and Scnbonia. 



Nevisanus ori'entalis, sp. n. 



Ochraceous, thickly punctured with brassy black. Head 

 with the lateral lobes, the margins of the central lobe, and 

 the base very thickly punctate. Antennae black, the base of 

 the third joint narrowly and the bases of the fourth and fifth 

 joints broadly ochraceous. Pronotum rugulose and thickly 

 punctate, with the extreme anterior and lateral margins 

 ochraceous, the last with the margins at lateral angles black. 

 Scutellum with a levigate spot (variable in size) at basal 

 angles, and a small central levigate basal spot ochraceous, apex 

 and a central fascia from about centre very sparingly punc- 

 tate. Corium thickly punctate, especially on disk and near 

 base. Membrane black, with some apical pale spots. Con- 

 nexivum ochraceous, broadly brassy black at the incisures. 

 Body beneath and legs ochraceous, the lateral areas of the 

 sternum and abdomen sparingly punctate ; longitudinal fasciie 

 to head, transverse fasciae to sternum, abdominal segmental 

 margins, duplex marginal spots at the incisures, and a trans- 

 verse streak near spiracles black. Legs with the femora 

 punctured with black ; tibiae outwardly black at base and 

 apex ; apex of the tarsi black. 



Long. 18-20 millim. 



IJab. India, Sikkim, Khasia Hills. 



