138 I. AHMAD 



Hind tibia, 6-4-6-7 mm. Distance between ocelli, 05 mm., distance between an ocellus and 

 an eye, 0-9 mm. 



Body of medium size, brownish black. Head yellowish brown, post-occipital region black, 

 underside including apex of clypeus, bucculae and rostrum shining black. Antennae with 

 apices of first, second and third bi'ownish black, apical segment brownish black, pale only at base. 

 Rostrum long, usually extending beyond posterior margin of third coxae. Propleuron shiny 

 black. Pronotal disc usually shining black, densely punctate. Spines on posterior angles, 

 thicker and curved at bases, tapering smoothly towards apices, pointed. Legs brownish black, 

 with bases of femora, tibiae and tarsi pale. Hemielytra palish brown, with costal margins and 

 parts of corium dark black. Abdomen, dorsum yellowish brown, seventh black ; third to sixth 

 connexiva with black marks continuous on sides of venter. Venter, palish brown with black 

 triangular mark pointing posteriorly in middle of fifth and sixth segments, seventh, visible 

 portions of eighth and pygophore dark black. Posterior margin of seventh abdominal tergum 

 sinuate and medially convex, on either side with spine-like backward projections, concealing 

 about three-quarters of pygophore ; pygophore tapering posteriorly with emarginate posterior 

 margin (Text-fig. 439). 



o* genitalia : Claspers asymmetrically placed (Text-fig. 439) ; both dorsal and ventral 

 pairs of thecal appendages present, two pairs of lateral appendages, second right bifurcated at 

 apex, with distinct branches ; dorsal appendage usually " L "-shaped ; frontal conjunctiva 

 usually without spines (Text-fig. 441). 



$. Body length, 13-0-13-6 mm., width, 2-4-2-7 mm. Head length, 1-5-1-65 mm., width, 

 1-8-1-9 mm. Antennae, segment I, 2-5-2-6 mm., II, 2-3-2-4 mm., Ill, 2-5-2-6 mm., IV, 

 missing. Rostrum, segment I, 1-6-1-7 mm -, H, 1-6-1-66 mm., Ill, 0-8-0-9 mm., IV, 1-3- 

 135 mm. Pronotum, length, 2-4-2-6 mm., width, 2-4-2-7 mm. Hind femora, 6-0-6-5 mm - 

 Hind tibia, 6-9-7-2 mm. Distance between ocelli, 0-5 mm., distance between an ocellus and 

 an eye, 0-9 mm. 



Very similar to 5* in general appearance but usually distinctly larger ; seventh venter of 

 abdomen and genitalia externally black ; posterior margin of seventh abdominal sternum 

 sinuately emarginate, with a short median split and a median fold ; spine-like backward projec- 

 tions on either side present (Text-fig. 444). 



$ genitalia : First gonocoxae small, externally longer than broad, outer margin regular, 

 apices pointed and inner margin irregular (Text-fig. 442) ; intervalvular sacs absent (Text -fig 

 447) ; spermatheca with a hump-shaped neck (Text-fig. 443). 



Type material. Lectotype <$, Australia : Queensland, Cape York (Jhorey), 

 Riksmus. Stockholm ; allotype $, data as holotype, Riksmus. Stockholm. 



Other material. Australia : 5 <$, 4 $. 



This species has restricted range in north east Australia (Queensland). 



This species is close to spinosus sp. n. but can be separated by the absence of 

 ventro-lateral smooth black dots on anterior of abdominal venter. 



Six specimens (3 $, 3$) were obtained from the Riksmuseum, Stockholm. None 

 was clearly labelled as the type and in a personal communication Dr. Kjellander 

 informed me that Stal often failed to fix a definite type-specimen. Therefore one $ 

 specimen from Cape York (Queensland) has been selected as the lectotype and has 

 been given a lectotype label. 



Noliphus insularis Stal 

 (Text-figs. 448-450) 

 Noliphus insularis Stal, 1865 : 185, 1873 : 87 



