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FASCICULI MAL AT BIASES 
Widely distributed throughout British India and the Malayan Archipelago, 
and recorded from China. 
102. Dysdercus poecilus 
Pyrrhocoris poecilus, Herr.-Schdff. Wan%. Ins, viij p. 17, fig. 699 (1844). 
Dysdercus poecilus, Byedd. Wien. Entomol. Zeit. xx, p. 85 (1901) ; Dist. Ann. 
Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) ix, p. 42 (1903). 
Dysdercus concinnulus. Walk. Cat. Het. vi, p. 1 1 (1873). 
Biserat, Jalor. 29th June, 1901. 
Bidor, South Perak. February, 1902. 
A variable species widely distributed in the Malayan Archipelago. 
‘ In both cases found with the preceding species.’ N.A. 
TINGIDIDAE 
Penottus, gen. nov. 
Head exposed, no pronotal hood ; head without spines, but with three 
small rounded tubercles on disk behind the insertion of the antennae, which 
have the first joint strongly incrassate, longer than the second, which is also 
less incrassate ; third joint much the longest and slender ; fourth, nearly 
half the length of the third, cylindrical, pilose ; head beneath and sternum 
sulcate ; pronotum, with the exception of the posterior prolongation, con- 
sisting of two very large globular processes separated narrowly, centrally, and 
longitudinally ; these processes are covered with pentagonal cells, most of 
which have a distinct central indentation ; posterior pronotal prolongation flat, 
finely areolate, centrally carinate, its margins also carinate ; elytra widening 
from near base ; apical margins rounded, finely areolate ; the areolets larger 
on lateral and apical areas ; sutural area very large ; discoidal, subcostal, and 
costal areas distinct ; elytra much longer than abdomen. 
103. Penottus jalorensis, sp. nov. 
(PI. XV) 
Head, pronotal processes, sternum, and abdomen beneath, piceous ; 
posterior pronotal prolongation and the elytra creamy white, thickly covered 
with small fuscously coloured areolets ; lateral elytral margins with a distinct 
fuscous spot near middle and near apex ; abdomen above pale purplish red ; 
antennae luteous, with the apical joint black ; coxae trochanters and legs 
ochraceous, apices of tibiae and the tarsi fuscous. 
Length, 3|- mm. 
Mabek, Jalor. 24th July, 1901. 
‘ Among low shrubs at the edge of rice fields.’ 
