442 Rev. F. W. Hopr oti some new Insects collected in Assam 



IIEMIPTERA. 



Nepad^. Leach. 



Cheirochela*. 



Forma elongato-ovata. Totum corpus depressiim. 



Caput anticè rotundatuiii, posticè angiistius, oculis rectis ct ovulibiis. 



Antenna' minuta?, 4-articulatce, articulis ferè œqualibus. 



Thorax ferè trigonus, anticè valdè cmarginatus, posticè dilatatus, rectè trun- 



catus, utrinquè spinosus spinis acutis. 

 Scutellam magnum, trigonum, et œquilaterale. 

 Elytra anticè abdomini ferè œqualia, e medio disci scnsim attenuata, posticè 



abdomine minora. 

 Corpus infra depressum, segmentis abdominis externe spinosis. 

 Pedes comprcssi, fibiis antcrioribus dilatatis, med'tis posticè latioribus, posticus 



elongatis. Tarsi articulis ferè œqualibus, chelisque acutis. 

 Habitat in India Orientali. 



Cheirochela Assamensis. 



Long. lin. 10. Lat. lin. G. 



Fusca, ccaudata ; thorace anticè valdè emarginato posticè spinoso, elytris pos- 

 ticè abdomine brevioribus rugosis, lineis binis elevatis obliquis insignitis. 

 Corpus infra flavescens, pedibus concoloribus. Tibia' anticœ valdè dila- 

 tatœ et compressœ, mediœ ciliatce, et ad apicem aureo-spongiosœ. 



The peculiarities of tliis genus consist first in its very flattened form, and in 

 tlie great size of the anterior femora. The anterior tibipe and tarsi are con- 

 fluent, forming a hook. The singular shape of the hemelytra, destitute of 

 apical membrane, and void of wings, is also worthy of observation. 



* Cheirochela is derived from the Greek \e\p, the hand, and xi/Aij, a claw. 



