little-Jcnown Tessaratominae. 433 



Head about as long as wide at base (Including the eyes). 

 Rostrum slightly passing the anterior coxse. Antennae with 

 the basal joint not quite reaching the apex of the head, second 

 joint considerably longer than the third (remainder muti- 

 lated). Pronotum laterally and angularly dilated. Abdomen 

 with the apices of the apical segment moderately and angu- 

 larly produced, but not reaching the apex of tlie anal appen- 

 dage. Prosternum with a flat central oval elevation, which 

 is somewhat broadly sulcated towards the anterior coxae. 

 Metasternum witli a broad, central, flat elevation, reaching 

 the intermediate coxaj and narrowed and rounded in front. 

 Posterior tibiae sligiitly curved at base. Membrane with 

 three prominent cells on basal margin, the veins numerous 

 and longitudinal. 



This genus is allied to Mattiphus and Asiarcha, from both 

 of which it differs in the characters of the sternal eleva- 

 tions &c. 



Origanaus humerosus, sp. n. 



Very dark purplish brown ; eyes, legs, and body beneath 

 ochraceous or pale castaneous (in fresh specimens the body 

 beneath is evidently pale resplendent green). Pronotal angles 

 broadly and subtruncately produced ; from their apices the 

 lateral margins are moderately concave. Membrane pale 

 cupreous. Abdomen above purplish red, with two central 

 metallic greenish fasciee and the lateral and apical margins 

 dark purplish brown. Pronotum and scutellura finely trans- 

 versely rugulose ; corium very thickly and finely punctate. 

 Connexivum nearly black, spotted with ochraceous at the 

 bases of the segments. 



Long. 20-24 millim. ; lat. pronot. angl. 12-14 millim. 



Hob. Continental India; Naga Hills. 



Although I possess six specimens of this species, perfect 

 antennae is unfortunately not a character of any of them. 



Pycanum ochraceum^ sp. n. 



Pale uniform ochraceous ; antennae black, with the basal 

 joint and extreme apex of the fourth joint ochraceous. 

 Lateral margins of the head black. Pronotum with the 

 lateral margins moderately ampliated and rounded, as in 

 P, ruhens, Fabr. Scutellum with the apical margin stra- 

 mineous. Membrane aurichalceous. Connexivum spotted 

 with stramineous at the bases of the segments. Body 

 beneath resplendent violaceous or greenish with a longitu- 

 dinal central fascia, the lateral margins, sternal margins, and 



Ann. dt Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 6. Vol. xi. 32 



