EHYNCHOTA PALAWANICA, PART I. 585 



Anterior and mid tibise with a spongy fovea on their apical halves; 

 apices of anterior tibise rounded and foveate dorsally for reception of 

 tarsi, which, with those of remaining legs, are pale fuscous; their bases 

 and apices piceous, their middle portions ochraceous. Posterior tibise 

 with three equal annulations, the- apical and basal piceous, the middle 

 ochraceous. All legs with fine erect hairs. 



Length 14 millimeters; width of pronotum 3.9 millimeters. 



Palawan, Iwahig, P. I., (C. M. Weber, collector). 



Type No. 11904 in Entomological Collection, Bureau of Science, 

 Manila, P. I. 



This species appears to be most closely related to A, signaticoUis Stal, 

 but may be easily differentiated from its close allies by the presence of 

 the large dark spot at base of membrane and the sericeous pattern on 

 the anterior lobe of the pronotum. 



Div. LEN^ARIA. 



VELITRA sua. 



Hem. Afr. (1865), 3, 122. 



Type: V. ruhropicta Amy. & Serv. 



71. Velitra bubropicta Amy. & Serv. 



Opinus rubropictus Amy. & Serv., Hem. (1843), 339. 



Platymerus discolor Herr-Sohaff., Wanz. Ins. (1848), 8, 31, fig. 805. 



Velitra rubro-pieta Stfil, O. Y. A. F. (1870), 695. 



Reduvius rivulosus Walk., Oat. Het. (1873), 7, 194. 



Velitra rubropicta StSl, Enum. Hem. (1874), 4, 69. 



Dist., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (1902) (7), 10, 189. 



— id.. Fauna British Ind., Bhyn. (1904), 2, 276, fig. 182. 



This species appears to be rare in the Philippines. No specimen has 

 been brought to this laboratory previous to the one here recorded. 



Palawan, Mangahan Swamp near Iwahig, P. I., (11681 C. M. We- 

 ber) . A single specimen, slightly mutilated. 



SMINTHOCORIS Distant. 



Fauna British Ind., lihijn. (1904), 2, 279. 

 Type: S. pictus Lap. 



72. Smixthocoris pictus Lap. 



Tapeimis pictus Lap., Ess. Hem. (1832), 82. 



Tapinus Burra.. Hanclh. (1835), 2, pt. 1, 236. 



Hammatocoris — Blanch., Hist. Ins. (1840), 3, 105. 



Opinus A. & S., Hist. Kat. fles Ins. (1843), 340. 



Tapinus Herr-Soliaff., Wanz. Ins. (1843), 8, 56, fig. 825. 



Smintbus Stal, 0. V. A. F. (1870), 694. 



id., Enum. Hem. (1874), 4, 68. 



Sminthocoris — Dist., Fauna British Ind., Rhyn. (1904), 2, 279 [ref.]. 



Though not having the original description of this species, I feel certain 

 of the identification because of the statement made by Stal in describing 

 8. zonatus in "Enunieratio Hemipterorum" in which he says: "S. picto 



