1885,] E. T. Atkinson— iV^o^es on Indian Rhynchota. 139 



Genus Alcathous, Stal. 

 Trans. Ent. Soc. (3 Ser.) i, p. 577 (18G3). 



Head much narrower than the thorax, protuberant, frons somewhat 

 roundly-amplified near the apex, thence distinctly narrowed upwards, 

 tricarinate ; clypeus carinate in the middle : rostrum almost reaching 

 the apex of the abdomen : antennae short, second joint very briefly sub- 

 cylindrical, obliquely truncated at the apex. Thorax unicarinate in the 

 middle, somewhat produced anteriorly in the middle, produced part 

 truncated, posterior margin, straight : scutellum tricarinate, twice as 

 long as the thorax. Tegmina somewhat amplified towards the apex which 

 is obtusely obliquely rounded, longitudinal veins rarely furcate, interior 

 simple, only third apical part furnished with remote, transverse, small 

 veins, irregularly anastomosed : wings with more than the basal half 

 without transverse veinlets. Feet moderate, anterior femora beneath 

 slightly dilated, posterior tibiae, 5 — 6 spinose {Stal). Allied to Fulgora. 



21. Alcathous fecialis, Stal. 



Alcathous fecialis, Stal, Trans. Ent. Soc. (3 ser.) i, p. 577 (1863). 



Livid, dorsum of abdomen and coccineous wings excepted, minutely 

 sprinkled fuscous, here and there infuscate : tegmina clouded fuscous 

 with small costal spots, apex of wings, broad posterior limbus and some 

 spots near the anal area, two rows of spots on the dorsum of the abdo- 

 men and rings on the tibiae blackish ; femora fuscescent, obscurely 

 irrorated, banded palely. ? , long, 15 ; exp. teg. 32 millims. 



Head a little shorter than the thorax and scutellum together, pro- 

 duced part somewhat subabruptly narrowed and compressed before the 

 eyes, before the middle trans;^ersely impressed and somewhat reflexed ; 

 vertex at the base more than twice as broad as the transverse eye, basal 

 half triangular, apical part very narrow ; frons flat beneath the middle, 

 furnished with three parallel ridges, the median ridge interrupted in the 

 middle ; transverse veinlets on the tegmina are subrufescent {Stal). 



Reported from 'N. India. 



Genus Ptrops, Spinola. 



A. S. E. F. viii, p. 231 (1839) ; Am. & Serv., Hist. Nat. Ins. Hem. p. 491 

 (1843) ; Stal, Hem. Afric. iv, p. 133, 139 (186G). 



Head produced forwards, in a long process, somewhat rounded, 

 gradually very slightly somewhat slender, straight, obliquely truncated 

 at the apex ; the lateral part behind the eyes furnished with a subconical 

 or triangular callus or knob ; vertex transversely convex, continued up 

 to the apex of the process ; genee rounded anteriorly : eyes small ; 



