1887.] E. T. Atkinson— A"^o/^.9 oji Indian Rliyiicliota. 41 



30. Stibaropus callidus, Schiodte. 



Scaptocoris callidus, Schiodte, Nat. Tidsski*. (1 s.) ii, p. 460 (1849). 

 Stibaropus callidus, Stal, En. Hem, v, p. 17 (1876) : Sign. A. S. E. F. (6 s.) 

 i, p. 46 (1881). 



Obovate : rostrum as long as tbe prosternum : second joint of the 

 antennae as long as the third : scutellum somewhat convex, rugosely 

 punctured, rounded at the apex : hemelytra minutely punctured. Ferru- 

 ginous-castaneous, anterior part of the pronotum and base of the scutel- 

 lum and hemelytra more obscure : apices of femora usually piceous, first 

 pair of tibiae fuscous at the apex : last ventral segment in S with a 

 blackish spot. Head densely punctured, punctuation rugose : last joint 

 of antennae oval, one-fourth longer than the third : second joint of ros- 

 trum straight, third roundly dilated above : anterior part of pronotum 

 very minutely reticulose, the reticulation unequal, disc usually somewhat 

 smooth, posterior part deeply and densely punctured, the punctures trans- 

 verse, here and there confluent : scutellum one-fourth longer than the 

 pronotum, longer by half than the basal breadth, punctures transverse, 

 very dense at the base, here and there confluent, more distant towards 

 the apex and gradually decreasing in size ; apex scarcely dilated, obso- 

 letely margined, broadly rounded : the hemelytra minutely punctured ; 

 exterior area of corium without a dividing line ; with a longitudinal im- 

 pression at the base, deeply punctured, remotely and very minutely punc- 

 tured towards the apex : in.era.hr Sine wliitisli (S chid cite). Long, 5 — 5| mill 



Reported from Serampur (Bengal). Found flying in the evening 

 on the banks of the Hughli river. 



31. Stibaropus flavidds, Signoret. 



Stibaropus jiavidus. Sign., A. S. E. F. (6 s.) i, p. 47, t. 2, f. 6 (1881). 



Yellow, rugose : head semi-horizontal, semi-perpendicular, the tylus 

 shorter than the juga, with two bristles at the tip, the juga with six : 

 eyes very prominent ; ocelli almost pedunculate or at least borne on a 

 small tubercle : rostrum reaching the insertion of the intermediate feet, 

 the first joint very long : the second joint of the antennae very short, 

 the third thrice as long as the second, the first almost as long as the third: 

 pronotum rugose, twice as broad behind as in front, the anterior border 

 marginate ; a transverse groove beyond the middle ; lateral margins 

 pubescent : scutellum longer than broad, rugose, almost carinate in the 

 middle, broadly rounded at the tip : hemelytra long, finely punctured ; 

 membrane broad, white, with five veins : feet robust, pubescent, spinose, 

 the anterior small ; tibiae curved, concave beneath, having the tarsi 

 inserted before the tip ; the posterior very stout, the tibi« ending in a 

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