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dilated and convex, much broader than the abdomen, posterior 

 margin slightly sinuate ; membrane short • anterior tibiae moderately- 

 dilated, with five or six spines on their outer margin, and with two 

 apical spines ; intermediate and posterior tibiae longly spinous on 

 both sides. 



This genus is somewhat difficult to precisely locate. In 

 a general enumeration I should place it in the neighbour- 

 hood of Hiverus. In my Indian monograph I record it 

 after Brachypelta. 



Fromundus ojpacus, sp. n. 



Dull dark castaneous, very closely and thickly punctate, the lateral 

 margins of the corium paler in hue ; antennae and rostrum ochraceous ■ 

 sternum and legs castaneous ; abdomen piceous, shining ; membrane 

 pale hyaline. 



Pronotum with two obscure dull discal patches ; scutellum with a 

 levigate spot near each basal angle ; the upper surface very thickly 

 and somewhat coarsely punctate ; abdomen beneath finely punctate. 



Long. 4 millim. Max. lat. 3 millim. 



Hob. Ceylon (Green — Brit. Mus.). 



Sehirus orientalis, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, scutellum, body beneath and legs, black ; corium 

 very dark castaneous, with two small discal ochraceous spots placed 

 one above the other ; membrane hyaline, the venation brownish • 

 tarsi ochraceous ; antennas brownish, the apical joint palest. 



Head broad, strongly punctate, the lateral lobes much longer than 

 central lobe and meeting in front of it ; pronotum strongly punctate 

 with a strong transverse central impression, and with three longitu- 

 dinal furrows on posterior half ; scutellum thickly punctate, lateral 

 areas prominently grooved, a faint central carinate line, and the 

 apex a little depressed ; corium coarsely punctate, the veins very 

 prominent. 



Long. 3 millim. 



Hal. Bukma, Karen. 



Subfamily PENTATOMIN^J. 



Prietextatits, gen. nov. 



Body ovate ; head with the lateral margins laminate, angulated in 

 front of eyes and then distinctly sinuate, the lateral lobes longer than 

 the central lobe but not quite meeting at their apices, eyes prominent ; 



