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E. T. Atkinson — Notes on Indian Rliynchota. [No. 1, 



391. Ptcanum jaspideum, Hemch Scbiifler. 



Pycamm jaspidemn, Herr. SohafE., Wanz. Ins., ix, p. 308, t. 323, f. 1009 (1852) : 

 Walker, Cat. Het., iii, p. 470 (1868) : Stal, En. Hem,, i, p. 75 (1870). 



^neons-cupreous, beneatli and feet obscurely testaceous : like P. 

 rubens, Pabr., antenuaa longer and tliinner, second joint much longer than 

 the third ; first joint brown yellow, apex of third and base of fourth 

 joint, white yellow : lateral margins of the pronotum strongly refloxcd, 

 ventricosely advanced, its surface and that of the scatellum strongly 

 transversely rugose : feet and beneath brown-yellow without a metallic 

 lustre : the incisures of the margin of the abdomen alone yellowish (JT. 

 S.). The color of the feet and marking of the antennte in this species 

 would place it in MattipJms, but the spined femora bring it into Fycaniim. 

 Long, 25 mill. ? 



Reported from Assam. 



392. Ptoanum (?) EUBiDUM, Walker. 

 Pycamim ruhidum, Walker, Cat. Het., iii, p. 471 (1868). 

 Deep red : sides of head and pronotum, antennas, legs and costa of 

 the homelytra, at the base, black : head thickly and very minutely punc- 

 tured, obliquely striated on each side in front ; eyes testaceous ; rostrum 

 tawny ; second joint of antennjB a little longer than the third, fourth much 

 longer than the second : pronotum transversely and finely striated, minu- 

 tely and rather thinly punctured, sides slightly rounded, obliquely 

 striated : scutellum less finely striated than the pronotum : peotu.s and 

 underside of the abdomen metallic-green : luteous spots on each side of 

 the abdomen, femora blackish red : hemelytra very thickly and miuutely 

 punctured, membrane larid. Pronotum more dilated than in P. rule>is 

 possibly only a variety (WalTcer). Long, 27j mill. 

 Reported from Mount Ophir. 



893. Ptcandm (?) STABILE, Walker. 

 Pijcanum stabile, Walker, Cat. Het., iii, p. 472 (1868). 



Dark dull red : sides of the head and of the pronotum, legs and 

 costa of the hemelytra, at the base, black : head extremely minutely punc- 

 tured, with an asaeous tinge : rostrum piceous : pronotum transversely 

 and finely striated, minutely and rather thinly punctured; fore part 

 nearly smooth ; sides in front longitudinally striated, dilated and form- 

 ing two rounded right angles : scutellum less finely striated than the 

 pronotum : pectus metallic green ; lobes mostly bordered with tawny : 

 abdomen with black lateral spots, underside with two very broad mo- 



