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Cydnus nigritus, Fabr., Ent. Syst. iv, p. 123(1794); Sign. A. S. E. F. (6 s.)r 

 ii, p. 147, t. 6, f. 85 (1882). Reported from China, Cochin-China, Europe. 



Cydnus laticeps, Sign., 1. c. p. 162, t. 7, f. 98 (1882). Reported from Hong- 

 Kong. 



Genus Gampsotes, Signoret, 



A. S. E. F. (6 s.) ii, p. 243 (1882). 



Stenocoris and Gampsotes differ from the other genera of Gydnina 

 in the length of the rostrum which reaches the tip of the second seg- 

 ment of the abdomen. In Stenocoris, the third joint of the antennas 

 is much smaller than the second, and the 4-5 joints equal or almost so, 

 whilst the base of the second joint moves in a median groove on the 

 mesosternum. In Gaynpsotes, the second joint of the antennae is longer 

 than the third, the third is shorter than the fourth which itself is almost 

 as long as the second : the base of the second joint is free, crosier-shaped 

 and slender, further the first joint is only partly hidden by the rostral 

 ridges which leave the apical half of the joint free (Sign.), 



46. Gampsotes parallelus, Signoret. 



Gampscies parallelus, B, S. E. F. (6 s.), i, p. xxix (1881) : ii, p. 243, t. 8, f. 103 

 (1882). 



Two and half times longer than broad, parallel, piceous : antennae 

 especially the joints, and the tarsi ferruginous ; rostrum of a lighter 

 colour. Head longer than broad between the eyes, finely punctured, a 

 little ciliated : second joint of the antennas hardly less long than the 

 third, fourth and fifth longest, the latter longer than the fourth : ros- 

 trum very long, reaching the third abdominal segment, second joint 

 arched and somewhat crosier-form at the base, third joint shortest, 

 equal to the first, the fourth slender and long, equal to the second : 

 pronotum strongly eraarginate in front and punctured, except on the 

 anterior disc and at the posterior margin, weakly ciliated on the 

 sides : scntellum very long, rounded at the tip, much punctured, except 

 at the basal angles : hemelytra very long ; membrane yellow hyaline, 

 extending slightly beyond the abdomen, with four obsolete veins ; corium 

 convex at the tip, much punctured, cubital portion with two almost 

 complete rows of points and a third smaller towards the scutellum : feet 

 comparatively short, normally ciliated and spinulose ; anterior tibiae 

 much dilated : ostiolar canal ending in an irregular tuberculous lobe : 

 dull plates (plaques mates) occupying almost the entire meso- and meta- 

 thoracic space and weakly striated : abdomen very rough on the sides 

 and smooth in the middle (Sign.), Long, 5f ; broad, 2 mill. 



Reported from India. 



