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third; lateral angles of the pionoturii proiniiieiit and sub- 

 acute; abdomen distinctly dilated on each side at apical half; 

 lateral margins and apex of scutellutn, margins ana venation 

 of corium levigate; internal angle of membrane fuscous; 

 rostrum with the third and fourth joints subequal in length. 



Long., c? , \'A-]i millim. ; exp. pronot. angl. 4^-5 millim. 



Iltib. Assam (Atkinson Coll., Brit. Mus.) ; Naga Hills 

 {Doherty, Coll. Dist.). 



A species allied to H. tinctua, Dist., from which it differs 

 by the pronotal angles, coluur of antennai, &c. 



Ilomceocerus abdominalit, sp. n. 



Ochraceous, coarsely punctate ; antenna?, lateral margins 

 of pronotum, membrane, and a lateral series of five large 

 segmental spots to botly beneath, black ; clavus and marginal 

 area of corium punctured with bLnck. 



Antenna? with the base of first joint ochraceous ; first and 

 second and third and fourth joints almost subequal in length, 

 third and fourth shortest ; pronotal angles subprominent ; 

 rostrum with the second joint longer than the third ; first, 

 second, and fourth joints almost subequal in length. 



Long., cJ , 14 millim.; exp. pronot. angl. 4^ millim. 



Hah. Malay Peninsula; Perak {Doherty, Coll. Dist.). 



A species easily recognized by the colour of the antennae 

 and the large abdominal spots. 



Homcpocerus montanus^ sp. n. 



Ochraceous ; apical joint of antenna? (excluding extreme 

 base) roseate ; apical area of corium more or less infuscated ; 

 abdomen above ochraceous, with a double series of subquadrate 

 sanguineous spots. 



Antenna? with the first and fourth joints incrassated, second 

 joint longest, third slightly shorter than tburth, which is sub- 

 equal in length to first joint ; body above coarsely punctate ; 

 pronotal angles not produced ; rostrum with the second joint 

 slightly longer than the third. 



Var. — Posterior margin of the pronotum, clavus, and in- 

 ternal area of corium infuscated. 



Long., 1^ ? , 11-17 millim. 



Jdah. British India, Nilgiri Hills {Sir G. Hampson, Coll. 

 Dist.). 



HomcPocerus sniecticns^ sp. n. 



Ochraceous, thickly, coarsely, and darkly punctate ; an- 

 tennae fuscous, the apical joint luteous ; pronotum with a 



