NOTES ON RHYNCHOTA 



BY 



E. T. ATKINSON, 



The Kapdsi-poJca of Chuadanga, said to destroy cotton, is Lohita 

 grandis, Gray, and it would be desirable to obtain further information 

 as to what are the injuries caused by it, when it appears, and where it 

 hibernates. It is common throughout the province. 



Lohita gkandis, Gray. 



Lygaeus grandis, Gray in Griff. An. King, Ins. ii, p. 242, t. 92, f. 3 (1832). 



Astemma grandis, Brulle, Hist. Ins. ix, p. 383 (1836). 



Maeroceroea longicomis, Spinola, Ess., p. 177 (1837). 



Macroceraia grandis, Gudrin, Icon. Eegne An. Ins., p. 346, t. 56, f. 3 (1838). 



Lohita grandis, Am. and Serv., Hist. Nat. Ins. Hdm., p. 266 (1843) ; Stal., En. 

 Hem. i, p. 98 (1870) ; Ofvers., K. V.-A. Forh, p. 664 (1870) ; Walker, Cat. 

 Het. v, p. 167 (1872) ; Distant, J. A. S. B. xlviii (2), p._37 (1879) ; A. M. 

 N. H. (5 s.) iii, p. 127 (1879). 



Var. Lohita longissima, Stal., En. Hem., i, p. 98 (1870) ; Walker, Cat. Het., v. 

 p. 167 (1872) ; Distant, A. M. N. H. (5 s.), iii, p. 127 (1879). 



Red : two spots on the hemelytra, antennae, tibise and tarsi, black 

 apex of anterior femora internally dentate {Gray). 



$ Bed : some brown marks on the pronotum : a broad spot on the 

 corium, the membrane, 2-3 lateral bands on the pectus, a lateral patch on 

 each ventral incisure, the feet (except the first femora and a part of the 

 intermediate, which are red), and the antennae (except the base of the 

 first joint and the articulations of the other joints) black [Am. 8f Serv.). 

 Rather common in Calcutta, and easily recognised by the abbreviated 

 hemelytra in the 6- Long, 35-45 mill. 



Var. $ . Rufous-testaceous : antennas, rostrum towards the apex, scutel- 

 lum, oblong spot on clavus ; median spot on corium, membrane, lateral spots 

 on pectus and venter, also the feet (the first femora excepted) black ; 

 antennae very long, first joint almost thrice longer than the head and 

 thorax taken together : abdomen extended by half behind the hemelytra 

 (L. longissima, Stal) . Differs from L. grandis, Gray, only in the much 

 longer antennae and abdomen. Long, 50 ; broad, 8 mill. 



Reported from India, Bengal, Assam. 



A single specimen of the species known as Physopelta schlanbusckii, 

 Fabricius, occurred with others in a bottle sent from Kushtea and labelled 



