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Mr. W. L. Distant on Hemipterafrom 
Scotinophora tarsalis , Voll. 
Podops tarsalis, Voll. Faun. Ind.-Neerl. i. p. 42, pi. 3. fig. 8 (1863). 
According to Vollenhoven, “ les cuisses et les quatre pre¬ 
mieres jambes sont noires, les postericures ont la moitid de 
la jambe d’un brun clair.” These specimens, however, agree 
with the form of the species from Perak in having the legs 
luteous, punctured with black. 
Brachyplatys Burmeisteri , n. sp. 
Tliyreocoris silphoides, Bunn. Handb. ii. p. 384. 3 (1835). 
This species was considered by Burmeister as being the 
Cimex silphoides , Fab. Stal’s description of that species (H. 
Fab. i. p. 5. 2) will, however, prevent any confusion. B. 
Burmeisteri can be at once distinguished from B. Vaklii and 
B. silphoides by its uniform coloration above, and absence of 
luteous markings on head and pronotum, as described by 
Burmeister, “ iEneo-niger, margine omni, pedibus abdomi- 
nisque maculis marginalibus luteis.” The luteous abdominal 
radial streaks are as in B. radians , figured by Voll. Faun. 
Ind.-Neerl. i. pi. iv. f. 7. 
Long. 6 to 8 millims. 
Noa-Dehing valley, 800 feet; Sadia, 850 feet. 
Canthecona tibialis , n. sp. 
Head brassy black, very thickly punctured ; central lobe 
reaching apex of head, with its base obscurely luteous; eyes 
brown. Antennse pilose; third and fourth joints longest, sub¬ 
equal ; apical joint rather shorter than second, which is brown, 
the third and fourth blackish with their bases narrowly brown, 
fifth dark fuscous with basal third luteous. Bostrum luteous, 
tip blackish. Pronotum brassy black, very coarsely punctate, 
and lightly and irregularly rugulose, with a slightly raised 
central longitudinal line and irregular luteous markings, 
which indicate faintly four longitudinal stride, two on each 
side of the central line ; the crenulated portion of the margin 
and a small spine behind the eyes luteous; lateral angles 
produced into short, black, obtuse spines, strongly emarginate 
at apex. Scutellum with the basal half brassy black, very 
thickly punctured ; apical half paler and more sparingly punc¬ 
tured, with a small central basal spot, a large rounded spot in 
each basal angle, two small irregular and indistinct markings 
beneath these, and the apex broadly luteous. Corium luteous, 
somewhat thickly marked and punctured with black; on the 
underside at apex is a large reddish spot; membrane fuscous, 
