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Vol. II, No.8.] Notes on some Rare and Inteéresting Insects. 35% 
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HEMIPTERA. 
PENTATOMIDA. 
STORTHECORIS NIGRICEPS, Horv. 
Distant in Blanford’s Fauna i. British India, Riychota, oe 
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In the old Indian Museum collection there Was’ only one 
very badly damaged specimen, which was from the Dhunsiri 
Valley and was obtained by Col. Godwin-Austen. It is 
labelled. “ Been tarsalis ?” Its Sancthan is too bad to 
ined by 
ae on the 16th July i in Calcutta. The other ‘Indian localities 
from which this species has been recorded are the Khasi 
(Chennell) ; and Sibsagar (Coll. Dist). It has also been reported 
from Java and Borneo, and may pomeniy be found to extend 
through Burma to the Malay Peninsula. 
In life it is so much like dry grass that it cannot be easil 
seen, and even when on the ground it escapes notice. Diligent 
search may prove a wider distribution of the species, : 
Scrocorrs rypicus, Dall., and Sc1ocoris Lewis!, Dist. 
Distant in Blanford’s Ewe gh British India, Rhynchota, i., 
ing been 
S. Vind bee rather wide range in India, having 
recorded from North India ‘(British Mus. ’, Malabar (Coll. Dist ), 
and Coonoor (Brit, Mus.). tr 
S. lewisi seems to. be.-less widely distribu 
localities mentioned by Distant Loge 2 se Khasi — (Chena 
and Ceylon (Lew#s). 
AAscurocoris -csytonicus, Dist. 
Distant in - Blanford’s Fawn of British India, Rhynchota, i. 
h District 
mong the many I pete in the Purneal a of this 
in May last, I was: fortunate enough to get. one specimen 
