1888.] E. T. Atkinson— iVo^e5 on Indian RLyncliota. 125 



ocelli red : the head has a very short black line on each side in front of 

 the eyes below the lateral margins : pronotiim with a very slender, 

 reddish brown line on the edge of each lateral margin, the lateral mar- 

 gins straight : scutellum with the margin of the apex whitish : coriace- 

 ous portion of the hemelytra red, punctured with brown, with the outer 

 margin green, punctured ; membrane transparent, with a large brown 

 cloud at the base, in which are two darker brown spots : wings trans- 

 parent, with the principal vein red : abdomen above crimson, very thick- 

 ly and finely punctured, with the lateral margins bright green : body 

 beneath green, very thickly and finely punctured, except on the middle 

 of the disc of the abdomen, which is yellowish, very smooth, and punc- 

 tate ; lateral margins of the abdomen with a black point on the apical 

 angle of each segment: legs green; tarsi testaceous; claws black: 

 rostrum pale testaceous, with the tip black ; second joint considerably 

 shorter than the third ; basal joint green, second pale greenish yellow.; 

 third becoming fulvous towards the apex ; fourth and fifth fulvous, 

 with the tips brown {Dallas). Long, 10 — 11 mill. 



The dorsum of the abdomen varies testaceous, unmarked, or broadly 

 with two black stripes : in a Chinese example it is almost entirely 

 black or subviolaceous-black. 



Reported from Java, Eastern Archipelago, Japan, China, Siam 

 Malacca, Silhat, Assam. The Indian Museum has specimens from Java, 

 China, Assam, Sikkim, Calcutta. 



Genus Zangis, Stal. 

 Ofvers. K. Y.-A. Forh. p. 514 (1867) ; En. Hem. v, p. 64, 93(1876). 



Differs from Nezara, in having the body less broadly obovate ; he- 

 melytra above and beneath green ; membrane entirely colourless ; head 

 generally less densely punctured ; venter aciculately subrugose, not 

 punctured, basal tubercle very distinctly elevated, anteriorly ano-u- 

 lated and somewhat compressed, reaching but not higher than the 

 m.etastethium which is strongly elevated and generally sinuated poste- 

 riorly. Differs from Plautia in the narrower body, head and scatellum 

 longer and the scutellum narrower at the apex. 



230. Zangis beryllus, Fabricius. 



Cimeo) heryllus, Fabr., Mant. Ins. ii, p. 292 (1787) ; Enfc. Syst. iv, p. 110 

 (1794) ; Syst. Rhyng. p. 168 (1803). 



Zangis heryllus, Stal, Hem. Fabr. i, p. 33 (1868) : Stal, En. Hem. v, p. 125 (1876). 



9 . Suboval, pale somewhat sordid flavescent, shining, above leas 

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