1889.] 



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389. PtOANUM PEETI08TJM, Stal. 



Ftjcanum pretiosum, Stal, CEfvers. K. V.-A. Porli.. p. 234 (1854) ; 1. c, p. 64, 1. 1 a, 

 f. 2 (185G) ; 1. c, p. 01.5 (1870); En. Hem. i, p. 75(1870) : Walker, Cat. Uat. iii, p. 

 471 (1868). 



Pronotum, scntellum and hemelytra obscurely sanguineous, violaces- 

 cent : beneath, violaceous, sanguineous : anterior part of head violaceous 

 green, rugulosely punctured ; autennse black, fulvesoent at tho extreme 

 apex, last joint much longer than the preceding : pronotum broadly 

 truncate anteriorly, sinuate behind the bead, sides oblique, somewhat 

 straight, rugosely punctured, anteriorly and with two basal spots, metal- 

 lic green: scutellum rugosely punctured, green at the base on both sides, 

 luteous at the apex : hemelytra at the apex virescent, rather finely punctu- 

 late : membrane cupreous : pectus and abdomen on both sides varied green, 

 its margin above and below luteous, spotted black : feet obscui'ely fuscous, 

 castaneous ; femora spinose at the apex. Long, 26 ; broad, 14 mill. Re- 

 ported from Penang. Hardly difliers from P. rubens, and should belong to 

 variety (tZ) ; only a slight dissimilarity in the form of the pronotum and 

 the length of the third joint of the antennse. 



390. Ptcanum pondeeosttm, Stal. 



Pycanum pondemsuvt, Stal, CEfvers. K. V.-A. Forh., xi, p. 234 (1854) ; I c. xiii, 

 p. 63, t. 1 a, f. 1 (1856) j Walker, Cat. Het. iii, p. 471 (1808) : Stal, En. Uem , i, p. 73 

 (1870). 



Dalcantha Sancti Fargavii, Voll., Tijdsolir. Ent., (2 s.) i, p. 218, t. 11, f. 6 (1866). 



2 Sordid luteous above and beneath, scutellum and hemelytra 

 luteous ; rugosely punctured : head triangular, subemarginate at the 

 apex, mai'giued black : antenna black, fulvescent at the extreme tip : 

 pronotum transverse, equally broad, anteriorly and posteriorly, sinuate 

 behind the head, dilated anteriorly on both sides, rugulosely punctured, 

 except the basal margin, very narrowly margined black : scutellum 

 rugosely punctured, more weakly luteous at the apex : homeljHra densely 

 punctured ; membrane sordid hyaline ; beneath with three large patches 

 on both sides of the pectus, one on both sides on the abdomen, oblong, 

 broad, much sinuated inwards, metallic green : abdomen above with black 

 marginal spots : feet obscurely castaneous, femora spinose at the apex 

 {Stdl). Long, 33 ; broad, 18 mill. Differs from P. ruhens, Pabr., in being 

 larger and stouter and in tho longer last joint of the antennae ; the pro- 

 notum, moreover, is rectangular, dilated anteriorly on both sides. The 

 D. SancH Fartjauii, Voll., is luteous, head and sides of pronotum margin- 

 ed black : abdominal limbus spotted fuscous, antennse, black. Long, 28- 

 35 ; broad, 20-21 mill. 



Reported from Silhat, Assam, Damdim (mihi). 



