88 I. AHMAD 



Characterized by long rostrum, which reaches third coxae and by the form of <$ 

 and $ genitalia. 



o*. Body length, 15-5-16-5 mm., width, 2-2-3-0 mm. Head length, 1-7-1-9 mm., width, 

 1-5-1-7 mm. Antennae, segment I, 4-2-4-3 mm., II, 2-9-3-0 mm., Ill, 3-5-3-6 mm., IV, 

 5-2-5-3 mm. Rostrum, segment I, 1 -9 mm., II, 1 -9 mm., Ill, 0-9 mm., IV, 1 -o mm. Pronotum, 

 length, 2-4-2-5 mm., width, 2-2-2-3 mm. Hind femora, 6-5-6-7 mm. Hind tibia, 6-8-6-9 mm. 

 Distance between ocelli, 0-44-0-45 mm., distance between an ocellus and an eye, 0-7-0-75 mm. 



Body elongate, testaceous, head short and broad (Text-fig. 290) ; occipital suture deeply 

 concave in middle ; paraclypeae short, medially thick and rounded at apices. Antennae, basal 

 segment with inner side pale outer side and bases of second and third black, apical segment with 

 at least basal quarter pale. Rostrum long, usually reaching apices of third coxae. Lateral 

 black line extending from sides of antenniferous tubercles on to anterior three-quarters of 

 propleuron. Pronotal disc pale, posteriorly with black punctures, black spots on posterior 

 angles present. Legs yellowish, with apices of femora, tibiae and tarsi blackish. Hemielytra, 

 clavus with black punctures. Posterior margin of seventh abdominal tergum medially slightly 

 convex ; lobes of ninth segment comparatively larger (Text-fig. 291). 



<J genitalia : Claspers very thick and truncated at apices (Text-fig. 200) ; dorsal and 

 ventral thecal appendages present, with symmetrical ventral appendages (Text-fig. 293) ; 

 lateral conjunctival appendage strongly inwardly curved (Text-fig. 214, E) ; frontal con- 

 junctival appendage with two small sclerotized pieces (Text-fig. 214, A) ; two right lateral 

 conjunctival appendages, with second short, thick and pointed at apex (Text-fig. 214, F) ; 

 membranous appendage with a sclerotized cap-like terminal and a bilobed dorsal appendage 

 (Text-fig. 293). 



?. Very similar to o* m colour and measurements, posterior margin of seventh abdominal 

 sternum emarginate with a small convex median projection and tiny backward projections at 

 sides (Text-fig. 292). 



$ genitalia : First gonocoxae small, outer margin convex, apices rounded (Text-fig. 292) ; 

 only four pairs of intervalvular sacs present (Text-fig. 294) ; spermatheca having a knob at 

 apex, with a median flange and a long coiled tube (Text-fig. 228). 



Type material. Holotype $, New Guinea : B.M.(N.H.). 



Other material. Ceram Island : 1 £ ; Halmahera Island : 1 $ ; New 

 Guinea : 114 g, 65 $ ; New Ireland : 15 <J, 13 $ ; Philippine Islands : 1 $ ; 

 Solomon Islands : 3 $, 1 $ ; New Hebrides : 6 <$, 3 $. 



The range of this species extends in the west into Indonesia (north of Ceram Island) 

 and in the east into New Hebrides. It is very common in New Guinea and New 

 Hebrides. The adults have been collected throughout the year. 



This species is closest to L. solomonensis sp. n. but can easily be separated by rost- 

 rum which reaches third coxae, but not in solomonensis. In the aedeagus of 

 solomonensis the ventral thecal appendages are asymmetrical and the terminal 

 appendage is missing. 



Leptocorisa lepida Breddin 



(Text-figs. 206, 220, 234, 248, 262, and 296-302) 



Leptocorisa lepida Breddin, 1909 : 293 



Leptocorisa (Rhabdocoris) lepida (Breddin) China, 1924 : 238 



Characterized by very short and slim body, by long, cylindrical and pointed 

 paraclypeae and by the form of $ and $ genitalia. 



