No. 4.] Rhjnchota. 179 



infuscate in the middle (Stal.). Long with hem., 8£ ; broad, 2 mill. 

 Reported from the Philippines. 



Helopeltis collaris, Stal. 

 Plate XII, fig. 3. 



Helopeltis collaris, Stal, Ofvers. K. V.-A., Forh., p. 667 (1870). 



? Black, shining : pronotum flavescent, anterior band and transverse 

 basal spot black : first joint of antennae, scutellar spine in the middle, 

 rostrum and the feet, sordid testaceous flavescent : femora obsoletely 

 spotted fuscous : hemelytra very palely fuscous hyaline, veins fuscous : 

 clavus towards the base, pale sordid flavescent : abdomen before the 

 middle, yellow-testaceous : joints of rostrum infuscate in the middle 

 (Stdl.), Long, 8; broad, If mill. Reported from the Philippines. 



Helopeltis podagrica, Costa. 

 Aspicelus podagricus, Costa, Ann. Mus. Zool. Nap. ii, p. 147, t. 2, 

 f. 6 : Walker, Cat. Het. vi, p. 165 (1873). 



Brunneous-rufescent, shining : hemelytra with the corium amber 

 virescent-hyaline, costa and appendage brunneous, membrane irideous, 

 veins fuscous : antennae 1^ time as long as the body with the heme- 

 lytra, first joint as long as the head : pronotum and scutellum slightly 

 incrassate towards the apex; the rest filiform; second as long as the first, 

 third shortest of all, fourth a little longer than the second : rostrum 

 reaching the intermediate coxae : pronotum rather convex, inclined and 

 narrowed anteriorly so as to form a rather distinct neck : scutellum 

 somewhat semi-circular, posteriorly truncately rounded, slightly notched 

 in the middle ; the disc is elevated in a cone and prolonged in an 

 elevated vertical spine, a little arcuate, as long as the head and pronotum, 

 and ending in a cup-shaped knob : hemelytra fine, semi-transparent : 

 feet long, almost of equal length : femora a little incrassate, somewhat 

 arcuate, nodose. The general colour is shining russet brown ; 

 membrane iridescent with fuscous veins. Long with hem., 7| ; antennae 

 long, 12 mill. 



The habitat is not recorded. 



Helopeltis romundei, Waterhouse. 



Trans. Ent. Soc, p. 207 (1888). 



J Black, shining : legs pale sordid yellowish, mottled with light 

 brown : scutellar spine pale sordid brown, pale yellow at the base, formed 

 as in H. hradgi, very little curved, slender: abdomen with a narrow line 

 of yellow at the sides of the basal segments : legs much paler than 

 in H. Iradyi. 



P Pronotum red, with a dusky line near the front margin : scutellar 

 spine longer than in the £ , and distinctly curved, a character in which 



