132 E. T. Atkinson — Notes on Indian Rliynchota. [No. 2, 



longer than the third : mesostethial ridge gradually thicker hind wards : 

 metastethium somewhat elevated, sexangular, sinuated at the base ; basal 

 tubercle of venter distinct, angulately prominulous and touching the 

 metastethiam : membrane with five veins (Stdl). 



235. ACESINES BREVICEPS, Stal. 



Acesines hreviceps, Stal, En. Hem. y, p. 94 (1876). 



5 . Oval, somewhat depressed, weakly sordid flavescent, somewhat 

 shining, above and on the pectus rather densely and distinctly punctured 

 black, punctures arranged in lines and groups and leaving small irregular 

 and confluent smooth spots : anterior margin and obsolete longitudinal 

 line on pronotum, also anterior, obtriangular, indeterminate spot on 

 scutellum, less densely punctured or somewhat smoothish : sides of venter 

 remotely sprinkled with fine punctures ; lacerated lateral streak, sixth 

 segment and anal valvules, blackish : dorsum of abdomen, membrane 

 and two apical joints of the antennae, fuscous : tibiae minutely sprinkled 

 fuscous. Head about one-third shorter than the pronotum, anteocular part 

 transverse, gradually very slightly narrowed forwards beyond the middle, 

 thence at the apex abruptly, broadly and obtasely rounded : first joint 

 of the antennae scarcely reaching the apex of the head, second joint a 

 little shorter than the third : bucculae slightly elevated, posteriorly lower : 

 rostrum reaching the base of the venter, first joint on a level with the 

 bucculae posteriorly, third joint shorter than the second, longer than the 

 fourth : anterior lateral margins of the pronotum straight, acute, very 

 narrowly somewhat laminated and reflexed (Stdl"). Long, 9j broad, 

 6 mill. Reported from India. 



Div. EURTASPAEIA. 

 En. Hem. v, p. 65 (1876). 

 a. b. c. as in Hoplistoderaria, (p. 66). 

 d. e. as in Plautiaria, (p. 123). 



/. Head posteriorly, between the eyes and the ocelli, rather strongly, 

 or very distinctly, impressed : corium and scutellum equal in length, or 

 somewhat so : the scutellum broad behind the short frena : anterior 

 lateral margins of the pronotum rounded, levigate, or callous : feet 

 pale, not pictured (Stdl), 



Genus Euryaspis, Signoret. 



Eurysaspis, Sign., A. S. E. F. (2 s.j, ix, p. 342 (1851); Euryaspis, Stal, En. Hem. 

 V, p. 65, 95 (1876). 



Scutellum large, occupying more than three-fourths of the abdo- 

 men, very broad and rounded : jnga and tylus equal in length : rostrum 



