58 



Fi. T, Atkinson— A (i/fs nn Indian Elijncliota. [No. 1, 



nietaslethimn elevated, prodiioed like a horn forwards; feet sliort, 

 robust, unarmed. Allied to Tessaratoma, head larger, pronotum not so 

 produced posteriorly (Stdl). 



361. SiPHNUS ALCIDES, Stal. 

 Siphnus aleides, Stal, Trans. Ent. Soc, {3 s.) i, p. 597 (1863); En. Hem., i., p. G8 

 (1870) : Walker, Cat. Het. iii, p. 467 (1868). 



(? . Tellow-castaneous, shining, hemelj'tra more obscure : antennas 

 obscurely subajiieous, apical joint weaker towards the apex : lateral mar- 

 gins of pronotum and abdomen, also costal margin of hemolytra anterior- 

 ly greenish-brassy : membrane fuscous : pronotum one-fifth shorter than 

 breadth, sparingly, distinctly punctured, anterior margin somewhat 

 sinuate in the middle, lateral margins slightly rounded behind the mid- 

 dle, not reflexed, posterior margin slightly rounded : scutellum sparingly, 

 distinctly punctured: hemelytra finely, remotely punctured {Stdl). 

 Long, 31 ; broad, 16| mill. 



Reported from Cambodia. 



3G2. SiPHNUS HECTOE, StSl. 



SipJmus liector, Stal, Trans. Ent. Soc, (3 s.), i, p. 597 (1863) ; En. Hem., i, p. 68 

 (1870) : Walker, Cat. Het., iii, p. 467 (1868). 



cC. Narrowly obovate, weakly castaneous, remotely obscurely punc- 

 tured : scutellum, antennsB and feet, fuscous-oastaneous : apex of two 

 apical joints of the antennae, apex of scutellum and basal part of femora, 

 yellow-castaneous : hemelytra castaneous, veins sparingly sprinkled 

 flavescent : membrane fuscous : anterior lateral margins of pronotum, 

 margin of abdomen and irregular, transverse spots on venter, arranged 

 in four rows, subseneous-fuscous. Narrower than the preceding, more 

 densely and more distinctly punctured : pronotum one-third shorter 

 than breadth, anterior lateral margins slightly incrassate, straight, 

 anteriorly very slightly rounded, anterior margin slightly somewhat 

 sinuate in the middle, basal margin somewhat straight (Stdl). Long, 

 29 ; broad, 15 mill. 



Reported from Malacca. 



363. SiTHNUS DILATA1U.S, Walker. 

 Siphnus dilatcitm, Walker, Cat. Het., iii, p. 467 (1868). 



Tawny, elongate-oval : head finely and transversely striated : ro.s- 

 trum extending nearly to the intermediate coxie ; tip black : pronotum 

 and scutellum thinly aud roughly punctured: pronotum with a very 



