Vol. xxiii] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 27 
Pseudapines geminata V. Duz. 
This insect seems to be widely distributed. The types came 
from New South Wales and I have received it both from South 
Australia and West Australia. It was described as an Apines, 
but I cannot share Van Duzee’s opinion that “this species 
agrees in all generic characters with Apines concinna Dallas.” 
It differs in so many points from the Indian concinna as de- 
scribed and figured by Dallas and Distant, that a new genus, 
Pseudapines, must be founded upon it. The differential char- 
acters appear from the comparative diagnoses given below. 
The pale submarginal scutellar vittee are often broadly inter- 
rupted by black in the middle. 
Apines Dall. 
Head about as broad as long, 
narrowing from the anteocular 
sinus to the rounded apex. 
Antenne more than half the 
length of the body. 
First joint of rostrum reach- 
ing base of head, third joint 
shorter than the fourth, which is 
almost as long as the second. 
Pronotum in the middle much 
longer than the head, not strongly 
transverse, moderately narrowed 
toward the apex. 
Mesosternum 
middle. 
Orificia prolonged in a rather 
long, gradually tapering sulcus di- 
rected obliquely forward. 
Hemelytra barely reaching the 
apex of the abdomen, corium not 
sulcated in the 
reaching penultimate connexival 
sezment. 
Legs long, femora reaching 
much over the lateral margins of 
the body, basal and apical joint of 
tarsi subequal in length. 
Pseudapines nov. gen. 
Head broader than long, sub- 
parallel from the anteocular sinus 
to the broadly  subrotundately 
truncate apex. 
Antenne less than half the 
length of the body. 
First joint of rostrum not 
reaching base of head, third joint 
longer than the fourth, which is 
scarcely longer than half the sec- 
ond joint. 
Pronotum in the middle as long 
as the head, strongly transverse 
and strongly narrowed toward the 
apex. 
Mesosternum carinated 
middle. 
Orificia prolonged in a_ short, 
suddenly discontinued sulcus di- 
rected straight outward. 
Hemelytra considerably passing 
apex of abdomen, corium reach- 
ing the middle of last connexival 
segment. 
Legs very short, femora not 
reaching the lateral margins of the 
body, basal joint of tarsi shorter 
than apical joint. 
in the 
