1889.] E. T. Atkinson— JVoies on Indian Rhynchota. 87 



considered local varieties. The uniform blackish variety being more 

 common in India and those with yellow spots on pronotnm, scutellum 

 and connexivum being more common in Burma and southwards. 



Genus ASPONGOPUS, Laporte. 



Ess. Hem., p. 58 (1832); pt. Am. & Serv., Hist. Nat. Ins. Hem., p. 173 (1843) ; 

 Herr. SoliafE., Wanz. lus. vii, p. 77 (1844J : Dallas, List Hem. i, p. 348 (1851) ; Walker, 

 Cat. Hot., iii, p. 480 (1868) : Stal, Hem. Afric. i, p. 81, 212 (1864) ; En. Hem. i, p. 81 

 (1870). Includes, SpoHgopodium, Spinola, Ess. Hem., p. 305 (1837) -.—Amacosia, 

 Spin., Gen. Ins. Artr. p. 118 {1852) -.—Peltarjopus, Signoret, A. S. E. F. (3 s.), viii, 

 p. 396 (1861). 



Body oval or ovate : head small, subfoliaceous, juga sometimes a 

 little longer than the tylus ; bucoulce much elevated, foliaceous, sub- 

 semicircular : rostrum extended almost to the intermediate coxse, first 

 joint extending beyond the bucculte : antenniB 5-jointed : lateral angles 

 of pronotnm not prominent, obtuse : apical part of scutellum, broad : 

 frena extended to or a little beyond the middle of the scutellum : veins 

 of membrane more or less anastomosed : venter unarmed at the base ; 

 feet robust, femora often spinulose (Stdl). 



Stal distributes the species of this genus amongst the subgenera 

 Colpoproctus and Aspongopus. The first is found in Africa, the second in 

 India, and is distinguished by having the head subequilateral or scarcely 

 transverse, the lateral margins straight or slightly sinuated, the eyes not 

 stylated : the anal segment, in c7 , is entire at the apex, rounded, and is 

 rarely furnished with an obsolete sinus in the middle. 



406. AspoNGOPUs BEUNNEUS, Thunberg. 



Cimex brunneus, Thunberg, Nov. Ins. Spec, ii, p. 45 (1783) ; Gmelin, ed Syst 

 Nat., i, (4), p. 2158 (1778). 



A. (Aspongopus) brunneus, Stal, En. Hem. i. p. 82 (1870) j Distant, A. M. N. H 

 (5 s.), iii, p. 45, 52 (1879). 



Above brunneous, beneath fuscous, antennre pilose (TJmnb.) : closely 

 allied to and frequently confouuded with A. obscurus, Fabr., it is thus 

 differentiated by Distant (1. c). 



Abdomen above red. 



Third Joint of the antennas, a little longer than the second, brunneus 

 Thuub. 



Abdomen above black. 



Second and third joints of the anteunaa equal. obscurus 

 Fabr. Long, 16-17; broad, 10 mill. 

 Reported from India, Assam. 



