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segments prominently spinous ; anterior femora with short robust spines beyond 
middle of under surface ; first joint of antennae shorter than the anteocular 
portion of head ; second joint about as long as head ; pronotum, with the 
lateral margins, strongly sinuate ; centrally, profoundly sulcate ; lateral angles 
roundly subprominent. 
Length, 7 mm. 
Bukit Besar, Nawngchik. 2,500 feet. 
122. Velitra rubropicta 
Opinus rubropictus, Amy, and Seru. Hem., p. 339 (1843). 
Platymeris discolor, Herr.-Schdjj. IVanz. Ins. viii, p. 31, fig. 805 (1848). 
Reduvius rivulosus. Walk. Cat. Het. vii, p. 194 (1873). 
Velitra rubropicta, Stdl. En. Hem. iv, p. 69 (1874) ; Dist. Ann. Mag. Nat. 
Hist. (7) X, p. 189 (1902). 
Biserat, Jalor. July, 1901. 
‘ On labiate herbs and at light. When handled inflicts a painful sting, 
the effect of which lasts for about half an hour. At the same time the 
insect emits a powerful odour of the usual kind.’ 
Generally distributed from India to several islands of the Malayan 
Archipelago. 
123. Sminthus singularis 
Reduvius singularis. Walk. Cat. Het. vii, p. 198 (1873). 
Sminthus singularis, Dist. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) x, p. 189 (1902). 
Tapeinus heydeni, Bredd. Wien. Ent. Zeit. xxi, p. 23 (1902). 
Jeram Kawan, South Perak. 15th February, 1902. 
‘ Under bark of dead tree.’ 
124. Sminthus -fuscipennis 
Sminthus fuscipennis, Stdl. En. Hem. iv, p. 68 (1874). 
Semangko Pass, Selangor-Pahang boundary. 2,700 feet. May, 1902. (Under bark). 
Received also from Assam and Sikkim. 
125. Staliastes rufus 
Tapeinus rufus, De Casteln. Ess. Hem., p. 82 (1832). 
Tapinus rufus, Burm. Handb. ii, p. 236 (1835). 
Opinus rufus, Amy. and Serv. Hem., p. 340, pi. vii, fig. 3 (1843). 
