MEMOIRS 0^ ORIENTAL RHYNCHOTA. 47 



more suitable exponent of the genus than ienehrosus (Fabr.), subse- 

 quently selected by Amyot and Serville (1843, Hemipteres, p. 491), who 

 at the same time proposed Hotinus for candelarius. The following 

 synonymy will, therefore, be necessary : 



1. FuLGORA, Linn., 1767 ; Am. Serv., 1843. 



=^ Laternaria (Linn., 1764, baud descr.), Stal, 1866, et auott. 

 Type laternaria (Linn.), Lam., 1801. 



2. Pyrops, Spin., 1839. 



= Hotinus, Am. Serv., 1843. 



o 



= Fulgora, Stal, 1866, et auctt. 



Type candelarius (Linn.), Spin., 1839. 



3. Zanna, n.n. 



=- Pyrops^ Am. Serv., 1843, et auctt. 

 Type tenehrosa (Fabr.), Kirk., 1900. 

 Pyrops. 

 This genus, as now restricted, is entirely Oriental in its distribution, 

 the majority of the species being more or less local. There are three 

 Sinhalese species, all of which appear to be confined to the island. (2) 



P. MACULATUS (Oliv.) 



is represented on PL A, fig. 1, and of this Hotinus fidvirostris^ Walker, 

 is doubtless an insignificant variety. The only precise locality I have 

 is " Kandy, June, '97 {E. E. G.)r 



t P- cocciNEUs (A\^T,lker), 

 perhaps the handsomest species of the genus, is shown on PI A fio-. 2 • 

 I have examined specimens from Kandy (July and Kov.1, Dambu 

 and Putlam {E. E. G.). 



t P. INSULAEIS (Kirby) 

 is somewhat similar to ooccineus but differs abundantly by the shape 

 of the cephalic process (which is much broader and more parallel-sided 

 as seen laterally) and by the colour of the tegmina and abdomen. 

 I have seen only the imperfect unique type ( in the British Museum ) 

 which is figured in Journ. Linn. Soc. Lend., XXIV, PI. vi, fio-. 4. 

 t P. GiGANTEUS (Butlcr) and f P. sultana (Adams and White.) 

 Gersfacker (1895, MT. naturw. Ver. Neu.-Vorp. Riigen, XXVII p. 

 19) remarks : '' Wodurch sich Fid g or a gig ante a, Butler, yon Hotinus 



(■2) F. maculatus is Tecotded hj Westwood (T. Linn. Soc. Lond., XVIII, p. 140) from 

 India, but this has not been confirmed. 



