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coxre ; antennas slender, a little more than half the length of the body 

 first joint extending to the front of the head, second a little shorter than 

 the third, fourth much longer than the third, fifth shorter than the 

 fourth : pronotam with a slight transverse ridge between the horns 

 which are broad, slightly tapering, truncated at the tips, slightly ascend- 

 ing, extending obliquely forward, about half the length of the inter- 

 mediate breadth of the pronotum ; a transverse callus on each side in 

 front : scutellum a little less than half the length of the abdomen, at- 

 tenuated towards the apex which is rounded : pectus withont a ridge ; 

 abdomen without a ventral spine : legs rather long and slender : mem- 

 brane with longitudinal veins some of which are fuscate. Distinguished 

 from Piezostermtm, A. & S., by the long horns of the thorax and the 

 much less acute scutellum {WalJier'). 



401. MuscANDA TESTACEA, Walker. 

 Mttscanda testacea, Walker, Cat. Hot. iii, p. 577 (1868). 



Testaceous including eyes : abdomen thinly punctured on the disc 

 beneath, where there are black points along each side on the hind angles 

 of the segments : membrane cinereous (^Walker). Body long, 21 mill. 



Reported from Darjiling. 



Genus Besstda, Walker. 

 Cat. Het. iii, p. S77 (1868). 



Body elongate-oval, thickly and somewhat roughly punctured : head 

 longer than broad, narrow and rounded in front ; juga contiguous much 

 beyond the tylus ; eyes small, not prominent : rostrum extending to the 

 first coxEe ; antennfe slender, about one-third of the length of the body • 

 first joint not extending to the front of the head, second very much 

 longer than the third, fourth longer than the third, fifth a little longer 

 than the fourth : pronotam with a small slight transverse ridge between 

 the horns which are stout, acute, very slightly inclined for»7ards and not 

 longer than their breadth at the base ; ti-ansverse callus on each side 

 near the fore border ; sides straight, slightly serrate : scutellum attenua- 

 ted, rounded at the tip, more than half the length of the abdomen which 

 is truncated at the tip : legs moderately long and stout (WalJcer). 



402. Bessida scutellaeis. Walker. 



Bessida scutellaris, Walker, Cat. Het., iii, p. 578 (1868). 

 Ferruginous, ochraoeous beneath: antenna, scutellum, abdomen 



