Rhynchota .. . han broad, narrowing to apexwhich is subacute, distinctly depressed before apex, lateral lobes muchlonger than central lobe and meeting beyond it, their apices slightlycleft; antenniferous tubercles remote from the lateral margins,distinctly within longitudinal lines through the eyes ; antennaefive-jointed, basal joint incrassated, second joint not reaching apexof head, fourth joint a little shortened; rostrum about reachingposterior coxae; pronotum broader than long, lateral marginsobliquely straight, lateral angles rounded; scutellum long, broad,little narrower at its apical h
Rhynchota .. . han broad, narrowing to apexwhich is subacute, distinctly depressed before apex, lateral lobes muchlonger than central lobe and meeting beyond it, their apices slightlycleft; antenniferous tubercles remote from the lateral margins,distinctly within longitudinal lines through the eyes ; antennaefive-jointed, basal joint incrassated, second joint not reaching apexof head, fourth joint a little shortened; rostrum about reachingposterior coxae; pronotum broader than long, lateral marginsobliquely straight, lateral angles rounded; scutellum long, broad,little narrower at its apical half, extending to or reaching a littlebeyond the apical angles of the corium ; connexivum exposed. 232. Gulielmus laterarius. Did. Entomologist^ 1901, p. 347. Ochraceous, thickly and darkly punctate ; corium tinged withcarmine-red ; extreme margins of head and a small spot at apex ofscutellum black ; two small obscure fuscous spots on anterior areaof pronotum ; scutellum with an elongate levigate spot outwardly. Fig. 78.— Gulielmus laterarius. margined with black at each basal angle and a central levigateline; corium with the outer margin and veins ochraceous ; mem-brane pale greyish ; inner margin of connexivum piceous ; bodybeneath ochraceous; head and sternum somewhat thickly, abdomenmore sparingly punctate, a lougitudinal black punctate fascia* on 138 PENTATOMID^. each lateral area o£ tbe abdomen; apex of rostrum and apicaljoint of antennse (excluding base) fuscous. Length 9 to 10 ; breadth between pronotal angles 3g to 4 millim. Hah. Bombay ; Bor Ghat: and Western India generally. Mr. E. M. Dixon, who forwarded to me this and the followingspecies, describes them as nocturnal in habit, and very muchattracted by brilliant light. They are sparingly found in Septem-ber, but are plentiful in October and November all over WesternIndia. 233. Giilielmus marmoratus, But. EyHomologist, 1901, p. 347. Closely allied to the preceding species, but differing in havingthe surface of th
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