Rhynchota .. . -, shortly pilose, with cuneus alittle longer than the posterior tibia3, the lateral margins coucavelysinuate, distinctly broadened at apex ; cuneus short and broad ;membrane passing the abdominal apex ; legs somewhat long andslender, the femora moderately thickened, the posterior tibia)straight. Allied to Pilophorus, Hahn. 266 APPENDIX.—CAPSID^. 3045. Thaumaturgus typicus, Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) iv, p. 519 (1909). Black ; third joint of antennae witli the basal half pale stra-mineous ; clavus and the corium (excluding apical area) thickly,finely, palely pilose, a short, white, o


Rhynchota .. . -, shortly pilose, with cuneus alittle longer than the posterior tibia3, the lateral margins coucavelysinuate, distinctly broadened at apex ; cuneus short and broad ;membrane passing the abdominal apex ; legs somewhat long andslender, the femora moderately thickened, the posterior tibia)straight. Allied to Pilophorus, Hahn. 266 APPENDIX.—CAPSID^. 3045. Thaumaturgus typicus, Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) iv, p. 519 (1909). Black ; third joint of antennae witli the basal half pale stra-mineous ; clavus and the corium (excluding apical area) thickly,finely, palely pilose, a short, white, oblique, transverse line nearmiddle of costal area and a continuous, curved, transverse, whiteline crossing corium and apex of clavus before the apical area of. Fig. 142.— Thaumaturgus typicus. corium; membrane fuliginous, the basal area darker by reflectingthe abdomen beneath ; body beneath black ; femora castaneous,tibiae fuscous, apex of anterior tibiae, apical half of intermediatetibiae, and base and apex of posterior tibiae pale ochraceous ; tarsipale ochraceous, their apices black; structural characters as ingeneric diagnosis. Length 3 millim. Hah. Calcutta {hid. Mus.). Madhupur {Paiva). Ceylon;Peradeniya {Green). On chrysanthemum (C. A. Paiva). Genus SILANUS.(Near Tyraquellus, Vol. II, p. 471.) Silainis, Bist. A. M. N. H. (8) iv, p. 519 (1909). Type, S. proifectus, Ceylon. Head much longer than broad, anteriorly obtusely angularlyproduced before bases of antenna;; eyes adpressed, their posterior SILANUS. 267 margins uot quite reaching base of head ; aiileniicc with the Urstjoint (excludiug base) a little thickened, shorter than head, secondabout tw^ice as long as first, third and fourth joints short, togetherabout


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