1889.] 



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420. Megymbnum ineeme, Herr. Soliaffer. 

 Atnaurus inermis, Herr. Sohiiff., Wauz. Ins., v. p. 62, t. 163, f. G. H. (1839). 

 Megymennm inerme, Dallas, List Hem., i, p. 364 (1851) ; Walker, Cat. Het., iii, 

 p. 501 (1868) ; Distant, A. M. N. H. (5 a.), iii, p. 45 (1879). 

 M. (Pseudaradits) inerme, Stal, En. Hem., i, p. 86 (1870). 



Hardly difEers from M. siibpurpurascens, Westw., except in having 

 the antennoe smaller or more slender, the spines on the anterior angles 

 of the pronotum entirely obtuse, also the angles a little prominent. 

 Long, 15 mill. 



Reported from Bengal, Assam, China. 



Div. Megtmenum. 

 421. Megtmentjm subpuepitrasoens, "Westwood. 



VlaUjdius suhpurpurascens, Westwood, Zool. Jonrn., v, p, 446, t. 22, f. 8 (1834). 



Megymenum cupreum, Guerin, Yoy. La Coquillo, Zool. Ins., ii, p. 172 (1838) ; 

 Am. & Serv., Hist. Nat. Ins. Hem., p. 182, t. 3, f. 10 (1843) ; Dallas, List Hem., i, p. 

 863 (1851) ; ToUenlioven, Fanne Ent. I'Aroh. Indo-Neer., iii, p. 47, t. 4, f. 8 (1868) ; 

 Walker, Cat. Het., iii, p. 504 (1868). 



Amauriis cupreiis, Herr. Schaff., Wanz. Ins., v. p. 61, t. 163, f. 503 (1839). 



Megymenum meratii, Le Gnillou, Eev. Zool., p. 261 (1841J. 



M. (Megymenum) suhpurpurascens, Stal, En. Hem., i, p. 87 (1870). 



Head, pronotum, scutellum and corium, fuscous-purple : membrane 

 fulvesoent and obscurely veined : antennae and feet black : body beneath 

 purple (TFesifW.). In stature approaching ill. trei'teome, Fabr., but very 

 close to M. spinosuni, Burm., from which it differs chiefly in having the 

 angulose posterior part of the pronotum prominulous in a small tooth 

 and the scutellum a little amplified behind the lateral sinus. Le 

 Guillou's, M. meratii is described as : — Fuscous black, pronotum with 

 anterior angles acute, lateral margins anteriorly deeply sinuate, dilated 

 behind the sinus : margin of abdomen sinuate, somewhat dentate. Long, 

 body, 14J-I5 mill. ; breadth of the abdomen, 8-8| mill. 



Reported from New Guinea, Celebes, Ceram, Borneo, Java, Philip- 

 pines, Siam, Cambodia, Penang, India, Silhat (mihi). 



Genus Thalma, Walker. 

 Cat. Het., iii, p. 503 (1868). 



Body elliptical, convex, very thickly and minutely punctured .- 

 head not longer than broad ; juga contiguous beyond the tylus, rounded 

 on the outer side and the tips, a porrect spine on each side before the eyes 

 which are not prominent : rostrum reaching the last coxfB : antennfe 4<- 

 jointed dilated ; 2-3 joints dilated ; the third much shorter than the second ; 



