1888.] E. T. Atkinson — Kofes on Indian Rliyncliota. 181 



Arma lurida, Habn, Wanz. Ins. i, p. 97, t. 15, f. 53 (1831) ; Dallas, List Hem. i, 

 p. 96 (1851) ; Walker, Cat. Het. i, p. 134 (1867). 



Pentatoma luridum, Herr.-Schaff., Nom. Ent. i, p. 56, 92 (1835). 



Asopus hiridus, Burm., Handb. Ent. ii (i), p. 379 (1835) ; H err. -S chaff., "Wanz. 

 Ins. vii, p. 114 (1844) ; Gorski, Anal. Ent. p. 117 (1852) ; Fieber, Eur. Hem., p. 348 

 (1861) ; Doug. & Scott, Brit. Hem. i, p. 94, t. 3, f. 6 (1865). 



Pentatoma sublurida, Westwood, Hope, Cat. Hem. i, p. 41 (1837). 



Arma luridum, Kolenati, Mel. Ent. iv, p. 40 (1846). 



Asopus (Podisus) luridus, Flor, Rhyncb. Liv. i, p. 95 (1860). 



Podisus (Troilus) luridus, Stal, Hem. Fabr. i, p. 17 (1868) ; En. Hem. i, p. 48 

 (1870). 



Yar. angusta, Renter, Berlin Ent. Zeit. xxv, p. 156 (1881). 



Podisus luridus, Mulsant, Pun. France, Pent., p. 347 (1866) ; Saunders, Trans. 

 Ent. Soc, p. 124 (1875) ; J. Sahib., K. V.-A. Handl. xvi (4), p. 15 (1879). 



Antennse black, second joint yellow before tlie apex : clypeus emar- 

 ff nate : pronotum obtusely spinose, above greyish, beneath flavescent : 

 Gcutellum greyish, paler at the apex : hemelytra greyish with a median 

 fuscous spot : body fuscous, with a large, distinct, deep-black point be- 

 fore the anus : wings deep black, with a pale marginal spot : feet 

 g, eyish (G. elector, Fabr.). The variety sublurida, described by West- 

 wood, has the femora obscure at the apex, antennae fuscous, apex of 

 fourth joint fulvous, and a large spot before the anus. Long, 10\ mill. 

 Saunders (1. c.) describes it thus : — ' Yellowish-brown, closely punc- 

 tured with bronzy punctures : head, sides of pronotum, and connexi- 

 vum, bronzy-green, the latter with red, transverse spots ; sides of the 

 pronotum roughly and unevenly denticulate in front, posterior angle 

 much produced : antennae black, apex of fourth joint widely red : legs 

 pale, spotted black. Long, 10| mill. 



Reported from nearly all Europe, India. 



Genus Asopus, Burmeister, Stal. 



Burmeister, Nova Acta Acad. Loop, xvi, Suppt. p. 292 (1834); Handb. Ent. 

 ii (i), p. 377 (1835) : Am. & Serv., Hist. Nat. Ins. Hem. p. 83 (1843) : Stal, Hem. 

 Afric. i, p. 63 ( 1864 j ; En. Hem. i, p. 56 (1862). Includes Amyotea, Ellenr., Nat. 

 Tijds. Ned. Ind., xxW, p. 137 (1862). 



Posterior angles of pronotum obtuse, not spinose : ventral spine 

 obtuse, short, hardly reaching insertion of posterior feet : all femora 

 unarmed : tibiae unarmed, neither foliated nor dilated : last joint of 

 rostrum very short. Differs from Ganthecona in the unarmed pronotum 

 and femora. 



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