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SECOND YARKAND MISSION. 
not perfectly subquadrate, but disjointed. I have, however, thought it best to describe the 
specimen submitted to Dr. Reuter and returned as above. 
11. Eurydema festiva, Lin. 
Cimex festiva , Liu., Syst. Nat., 723, 57 .—Sir achia festiva, Halm, Wanz. Ins., fig. 93 .—Eurydema 
ornata, Sahib., Mon. Geoc. Feivn., 24, 1. 
Sab. —Yangihissar, April 1874. Kugiar, May to June 1874. Sind Valley, August 1873. 
A common Palasarctic form. Madeira (Wollaston); N. W. Siberia (Sahlberg); Astraean 
(Jacovlev); Algeria (Lucas). 
11a. E. festiva, var. herbacea, H. Sch. 
Eurydema Aerbaceum, H. Sch., Cont. Panz. F. G., 115, 12, and Nom. Ent., 1, 55, and 91 (1835). 
Hahn, Wanz. 3, F. 239 (1835). 
Sab .-—Sind Valley, August 1873. 
12. Bagrada picta, Eab. 
Cimexpictus, Fab., S. Ent., p. 715, 93 (1775), Spec. 2, p. 359, 127 (1781). Wolff, Ic., 1, p. 17, F. 17 
(1800 ).—Strachia picta, Dali., List. 1, p. 259, 5 (1851). Stal, Enumerat. Hemip., pt. 5, p. 88. 
Sab. —Murree. 
This species, with few exceptions, has hitherto been only received from Bengal. 
Bombay (Coll. Dist.); Bagdad (Coll. Brit. Mus). 
13. Menida distincta. Eig. 3. 
Memda distincta, Dist., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1879, p. 122. 
Luteous, covered with strong greenish-black punctures. Head luteous, with the lateral 
margins and four longitudinal furrow ed punctured lines greenish-black. These lines are 
much more distinct on the ante-ocular portion of the head. Eyes dull ochreous. Antennae 
pilose with the 2nd joint shorter than the 3rd, 4th and 5th subequal, rather longer than 3rd; 
first 3 joints luteous, apex of the 1st and apical half of the 3rd, black, 3rd and 4th joints 
black, narrowly luteous at base. Rostrum luteous, apical joints pitchy. Pronotum with an 
anterior submarginal line of greenish-black punctures and two irregular transverse ocellated 
punctured marks of the same colour on anterior portion of the disc. Scutellum with a large 
central subbasal greenish-black spot, and two small and somewhat indistinct ones of the 
same colour situated on the lateral margins a little before apex. Membrane transparent, 
whitish. Abdomen above black, connexivum luteous, spotted with black. Underside of 
body and legs luteous, sparingly and distinctly punctured with black. Tarsi pitchy. 
Long. 6 mill. 
Sab .—Murree and Sind Valley, Kashmir. 
Menida histrio , Eab., is the nearest allied species. 
