94 ME. W. r. KIEBY ON THE 



The extent of black on tlie pectus and ventral surface of the 

 abdomen varies ; but the middle line of the pectus at least is 

 always black, though the abdomen itself varies from rufo-testa- 

 ceous to black ; but even in the latter case the sides are always 

 pale. 



Mr. G-reen's specimens are from Pundaloya and Nitagala, 



*tCAMPTOPrS VENTRALIS. 



Alydus ventralis, Hope, Cat. Hem. ii. p. 20 (1842). 



Alydus major, Dohrn, Stett. ent. Zeit. xxi. p. 402 (1860). 



Occurs in India, Ceylon, China, and Japan. 



In some specimens the pleural spots are obsolete, and in others 

 (representing Alydus onajor) there is a broad cream-coloured 

 stripe on the lower part of the bead, running below the eyes, 

 and a long constricted spot (sometimes divided into two) on the 

 meso- and metapleurse, besides some smaller intermediate dots of 

 the same colour. 



* (?) Leptocoeisa anqttstata. 



Cimex angustatus, Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 308, n. 300 (1787). 



Occurs in tbe East Indies and Australia. 



A single damaged specimen from Ceylon stands under this name 

 in the Museum collection, obtained from Dr. Templeton ; but it 

 hardly appears to differ from the following species. 



*tLEPTOCOETSA TAETCOENTS. 



Gerris varicornis, Fabr. Syst.Bhyng.p. 260, n. 2 (1803), 



Common throughout the tropics of the Old "World. 



Always found in grass-fields (U. E. G.). 



Mr. Green's specimens are from Pundaloya and Nawalapitya. • 



*tCLETUS EEMOEALIS, Sp. n. 



Long. corp. lOg millim. 



Head and thorax above granulated, with a pale median line ; 

 antennae castaneous, joints 1 and 2 beneath and the base of joint 

 4 blackish ; head blackish above, which colour extends to the base 

 of the thorax, the sloping portion of which is testaceous, granu- 

 lated with black ; and there is a transverse row of black spots 

 just above the dusky portion at the base ; hinder part of the 

 thorax darker brown, tlie projecting angles acute, nearly straight 

 in front, the ridges of the thorax behind sinuated and denticu- 

 lated ; scutellum and corium nearly concolorous with the thorax, 

 but the latter shading iuto reddish, and edged with a red line j a 



