54 



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short, reaching somewhat the middle of the mesosternum, first joint 

 posteriorly extending somewhat beyond the buccules : pronotnm rather 

 produced posteriorly over the base of the scutellum which is somewhat 

 produced at the apex, hardly covering the interior basal angle of the 

 membrane ; frona extended to a distance beyond the middle of the 

 scutellum : the apical margin of the corium rounded towards the ex- 

 terior apical angle : membrane with several areolas at the base, emitting 

 longitudinal veins : prostethium anteriorly slightly dilated, sinnatod 

 behind the eyes, canaliculate in the middle : mesostethium with a 

 robust ridge, fui rowed behind the middle : metastethium much eleva- 

 ted, somewhat sinuated posteriorly, jiroduced to a distance anteriorly, 

 the produced part compressly narrowed forwards, extended to the 

 first pair of coste, touching the mesosterual ridge : second ventral 

 segment elevated in the middle in an obtuse tubercle, and touching 

 the base of the metastethium : feet robust, femora usually spinose 

 beneath at the apex ; tibias furrowed above ; tarsi 3-jointed (Stal). 



356. Tessaratoma nidripes, Dallas. 



Tessaratoma nigripes, Dallas, List Horn., i, p. 311 (1851) ; Walker, Gat. Hot., iii, 

 p. 4G1 (18G8) : Stal, Ofvers. K. V.-A. Fijrh., p. 642 (1870J ; Eu. Hem., i, p. 67 

 (1870). 



Tessaratoma javanica, var. niriripes, VoU., Faun. Eat. Ind. Ncerl. p. 26 (18G8). 

 9 . Colour and form of T. papillosa, Drury : head with the mar- 

 gins narrowly edged black : lateral margins of pronotum rounded, 

 broadly refiexed : apex of scutellum broad and rounded, hollowed above 

 and black : abdomen above black, somewhat shining, finely wrinkled 

 transversely, margins dark brown ; beneath dull red, somewhat opaque, 

 very thickly covered with minute confluent ptiucturcs, with the median 

 ridge, the lateral margins and an irregular interrupted band on each 

 side of each segment deep pitchy brown : pectus spotted black : sternal 

 ridgo deep chocolate brown : legs, rostrum and autennoj, black (or 

 deej) brown), the last long and slender (Dallas). Long, 32-33 mill. 

 Reported from Java, Philippiues, Sikkim (mihi). 



357. Tessaratoma malaya, Stal. 



Tessaratoma malaya, Stal, En. Uom., i, p. 07 (1870) : Distant, A. M. N. TJ. (.5 s.), 

 iii, p. 45 (1879). 



9 . Oohraceous : antennoa, extreme margin of head, rostrum, 

 at least half of the apical part of the scutellum behiad the frona, spots 

 on the pectus at the coxeb, and a large transverse lateral- spot, also Llio 

 feet, black or fuscous-piceous : dorsum of abdomen subsanguincous : 



