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THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



EHYNCHOTA INDICA (HETEKOPTEEA). 



By W. L. Distant. 



Fam. PENTATOMID^. 

 Elasmucha tauriformis, sp.n. 



Olivaceous-brown, the corium more olivaceous, the membrane 

 pale olivaceous-brown ; head sparsely coarsely punctate, the lateral 

 margins sinuate, the lobes subequal in length, the central lobe almost 

 .mpunctate ; antennae piceous, basal joint not reaching apex of head, 

 second and third subequal in length, each much longer than first, 

 remaining joints mutilated in type ; pronotum rather sparingly but 

 very coarsely punctate, the punctures somewhat confluent near 

 anterior margin, the lateral angles longly, robustly, transversely pro- 

 duced, their apices finely, acutely narrowed, the posterior angles 

 distinctly, rather broadly posteriorly produced ; scutellum sparingly, 

 coarsely punctured ; corium very obscurely finely punctate ; mem- 

 brane not passing the abdominal apex ; head beneath and sternum 

 olivaceous-brown, sparingly, coarsely punctate, mesosternal process 

 not reaching the anterior margin of the presternum and backwardly 

 produced between the intermediate coxae ; abdomen beneath greenish- 

 olivaceous, abdominal spine almost reaching the intermediate coxae, 

 an obscure central longitudinal ridge, angles of the posterior segment 

 broadly subprominent, rostrum about reaching the posterior coxae. 

 Long. 9| mill. Exp. pronot. angl. 8 millim. 



Hah. Punjab; Murree. 



The longly and apically spinously produced lateral angles of 

 the pronotum is a distinctive feature of this species. 



Elasmucha montandoni, sp. n. 



Ochraceous, coarsely darkly punctate ; produced pronotal angles 

 carmine-red ; scutellum with a large basal central oblong black spot ; 

 head coarsely punctate, the lateral margins almost impunctate ; 

 antennas mutilated in typical specimen ; pronotum coarsely punc- 

 tate, the punctures somewhat confiuent near anterior margin, lateral 

 margins almost impunctate, a few punctures in linear series on their 

 anterior areas, the lateral angles produced and apically recurved, 

 their apices shortly subacute, posterior angles distinctly but shortly 

 and obtusely backwardly produced ; scutellum sparingly punctate, 

 more thickly so on lateral margins, about apical fourth distinctly 

 narrowed ; corium coarsely punctate ; membrane slightly passing 

 the abdominal apex ; body beneath ochraceous ; presternum more or 

 less coarsely darkly punctate ; mesosternal process not reaching the 

 anterior margin of the presternum ; abdomen with a transverse 

 reddish-brown streak on each side of the fourth and fifth segments, 

 two pale levigate ochraceous streaks on each side of the sixth seg- 

 ment, spiracles piceous ; posterior angles of the anal segment in female 

 moderately produced, curved, and carmine-red ; abdominal spine 

 scarcely passing the posterior coxae; rostrum shortly passing the 

 posterior coxae. Long. 7 millim. Exp. pronot. angl. 4| millim. 



Hab. Bengal; Kurseong. 



