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E. T. Ai^mson— Notes 071 Indian Rliyiicliota. [No. 1, 



Pycanum amethysHnum, Am. & Serv., Hist. Nat. Ina. llcm., p. 172 (1843); 



Dallaa, List Hem. i, p. 345 (1851) ; Walker, Cat. Hot., iii, p. 470 (1868). 

 Dinidor amethystinus, Horr. SchiifE., Wanz. Ins., rii. p. 76 (1811)- 

 Pycanum riibens, Vollenlioven, Ifauue Ent. I'Aroh. Indo-Ne'er., iii, p. 32 (1868) ; 



St»l, Horn. Fabr. i. p. 40 (1868) ; En. Hem. i. p. 75 (1870) ; Distant, A. M. N. H., (5 



B.) iii, p. 45, 52 (1879). 



Anteimffi pilose, black, last joint a little rnfoscent at the apex : 

 head greenish, shining, blackish at the apex : pronotum ruddy, anteinor 

 and lateral margins virescent : scutellum greenish, shining, with a 

 flavescent spot on the apex : hemelytra ruddy, spotless : wings obscure : 

 abdomen reddish, last segment greenish and the margin spotted yellow : 

 feet black ((7. rw&ejis, Fabr.). Head with the margin a little reflexed; 

 juga wrinkled at their base, brown-violaceous above : antennse black, 

 briefly pilose ; apex of the last joint slightly brownish : eyes brown, ocelli 

 lighter : pronotum of a semicircular foi'm, not dilated, red-brown, trans- 

 Tersely rugose, especially posteriorly, its lateral margins reflexed : scutel- 

 lum of the same colour, transversely rugose, apax yellowish : hemelytra 

 concolorous, very finely punctulate, interior and exterior margins trans- 

 versely rugose : membrane nacreous brown : the portion of the abdomen 

 extending beyond the hemelytra has alternate yellow and black bands : 

 body beneath ochraceous, mottled with light brown and a little violet : 

 feet brownish, more obscure above. Long, 12-1(3 mill. 



Var. a. Light yellowish brown above : borders of head and the an- 

 tennse violet grey : venter a little more violet than the type. Sumatra. 



h. Rather obscure brown violet : head and anterior margin of 

 pronotum with a dull green reflection : beneath mottled with lio-ht 

 brown, violet and bronzy green : margin of abdomen with square alter- 

 nate yellow and violet spots. Sumatra. 



c. Obscure brown violet : head, anterior margin of pronotum and 

 the scutellum of a dull green : below of a beautiful violet, with ochra- 

 ceous patches : feet black. Banca, Biliton : a variety of P. amethystinus 

 Fabr. and found in Assam (mihi). 



d. Blackish violet: posterior margin of pronotum and posterior 

 half of hemelytra, bronzed green : pectus brown violet ; venter very 

 deep violet, spotless ; feet brown. Sumatra. 



e. Head, pronotum and scutellum of a brilliant green : hemelytra 

 cherry-red: entire body below golden green with brownish-yellow 

 patches : margin of abdomen yellow with patches of an obscare brown : 

 femora red: tibiae deep brown. Malacca (Voll.). 



In Assam and Sikkim the representatives of this species are usually 

 of an uniform ochraceous colour above. 



Keirorted from the East. Arch., Assam, Sikkim (mihi). 



