THE LEPTOCORISINAE OF THE WORLD 109 



Other material. Sarawak : 1 J, 1 $ ; Halmahera Island : 1 $ ; Philippine 

 Islands : 13 $, 10 $. 



The range of this species extends in the north into Philippine Islands and in the 

 south into Indonesia (Halmahera Islands). This species has also been found on 

 paddy in Sarawak. The adults have been collected from March to November. 



This species is very close to L. luzonensis sp. n. and shares the characters of the 

 black colour of the apices of femora and bases of tibiae and the two brownish black 

 spots behind ocelli ; but can easily be separated from this species by pale ochraceous 

 colour of the body, dusty grey colour of the venter of abdomen and short apical 

 antennal segments. The long and cylindrical blades of claspers and other aedeagal 

 appendages are of value in confirming identification. 



Leptocorisa geniculata China, 1924 is a primary homonym of Leptocorisa geniculata 

 Guerin, 1857. I n spite of the fact that Guerin's species had been transferred to 

 Lyrnessus by Stal (1866) before China described his species, China's species must be 

 renamed. Dr. W. E. China has kindly suggested that tagalica would be an appropri- 

 ate name, representing its Philippine origin. 



Leptocorisa bipunctata Costa 



Leptocorisa bipunctata Costa, 1863 : 260 ; Stal, 1873 : 87 



Original description : " Luteo — testacea, antennis brunneis, articulis iz et 2Z basi dilutioribu 

 quarto basi pallido ; capitis linea utrinque laterali, pronoti punctis duobis humera-libus, 

 elytrorum que cario margine laterali expecti fusco nigris, femoribus apice, tibiis tarsique fuscis 

 6* long, mill 14, lat. mill 2 1/3 long, antenn. mill. 17. Patria ? ". 



Every effort was made to find the type of this species but without success. 

 Approaches to the University Museum, Naples were unsuccessful. None of the 

 specimens examined had been labelled as Leptocorisa bipunctata Costa by earlier 

 workers. The original description is so vague that it might apply to almost any 

 member of the subfamily and without any knowledge of the type locality, its identity 

 cannot be guessed. 



Leptocorisa burmeisteri Montrousier 



Leptocorisa burmeisteri Montrousier, 1865 : 277 ; Stal, 1873 : 87 



Original description (translated from French) : " (length including antennae, 0030 m.). 

 Animal dark green above and yellowish below. Legs green, antennae brown. The upper 

 surface of the head is light yellow, beneath it is yellowish green with the anterior portion apple 

 green. The antennae which are as long as the body are brown with the extremity of the first 

 segment dark green and the base of the fourth light green. The eyes are black, ocelli red. 

 The rostrum, which is green, does not extend past the insertion of the middle legs. The pro- 

 thorax is shagreened with gibbosity at its posterior angles, green marks on the rest of the border, 

 green shades being paler at the sides, yellow below with a black spot at each side under the 

 anterior angles. Scutellum finely punctate and almost metallic green. The elytra have the 

 coriaceous part punctate, pink at the base and brown at the corners and bright green at the 

 margins, especially the exterior, the membranous part obscurely smoky. Sternum is yellow 

 and pale green in front of the insertion of the front legs. The abdomen is yellow, a little reddish 

 on the sides with the tip green. Femora are green, the hairy tibiae are brownish and so are the 

 tarsi. It is found at Kanala in the fields, on grasses and in vegetation." 



