1887.] Library. 13 



on the basal elevation, no discoidal or apical mark ; beneath very sordid 

 flavescent turning into ferruginous, sides of pectus brassy-groen, stigmata 

 black, irrorated green, base of anal segment slightly black, no black spot on 

 basal segment: feet somewhat ferruginous, apex of femora, and tibia? 

 externally, brassy-green. Differs from (7. purpureus in colour and mark- 

 ings above, in the less-obtuse apex of scutellum, and absence of purple 

 border and black basal patch on the abdomen. Long, 15-16 mill. 

 From the Panjab. 



Chetsocoris eques, Fabr., Var. nicobaricus, mihi. 



Above shining green ; eyes brown ; antenna? black : pronotum with 

 the lateral margins much dilated, semicircularly rounded, edged black ; 

 anteriorly with a transverse row of three black spots of which the 

 median is largest, triangular, having its apex pointing hindward ; three 

 black spots arranged in form of a triangle at the posterior angles, 

 sometimes but two, and then with the basal margin black, on which 

 rests a median triangular spot with its apex turning forwards and meet- 

 ing the triangular median spot of the anterior row : scutellum without a 

 basal elevation, no discal spot, three black spots on each side and one at 

 the apex : body beneath entirely brassy-green, tinted violet or steel blue, 

 especially on the pectus, a small median transverse patch on the anterior 

 margin of each segment, also the stigmata and base of anal segment, 

 violet black : feet of a steel blue, tibia? internally sordid ferruginous. 

 Long. 11-12 mill. 



The Indian Museum has a long series from the Nicobar islands. 



LlBRAI^Y. 



The following additions have been made to the Library since the 

 Meeting held in December last. 



TRANSACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND JOUI^NALS, 



presented by the respective Societies and Editors. 



Amsterdam. Revue Coloniale Internationale, — Tome III, No. 6, De- 



cembre, 1886. 

 Baltimore. Johns Hopkins University, — American Chemical Journal, 



Vol. VIII, No. 5, October, 1886. 

 . . American Journal of Mathematics, — Vol. IX, 



No. 1, October, 1886. 



