Rhynchota .. . cave,centrally truncate, lateral angles subprominent. Scutellum broad,a little more than half the length of abdomen, narrowed aboutcentre, its apex broadly rounded ; corium somewhat short, itsapical angle extending but little beyoud apex of scutellum;membrane a little longer than abdomen. 170 PENTATOMID^. 281. Hermolaus typicus, sp. n. Browuish-ocliraceous, thickly punctate, the anterior area of pronotum and the scutellumpaler in hue ; head some-what fuscous ; antennaeluteous, apical joint a littledarker; anterior area of pro-notum with two transversebrownish spots ; abdomenabov
Rhynchota .. . cave,centrally truncate, lateral angles subprominent. Scutellum broad,a little more than half the length of abdomen, narrowed aboutcentre, its apex broadly rounded ; corium somewhat short, itsapical angle extending but little beyoud apex of scutellum;membrane a little longer than abdomen. 170 PENTATOMID^. 281. Hermolaus typicus, sp. n. Browuish-ocliraceous, thickly punctate, the anterior area of pronotum and the scutellumpaler in hue ; head some-what fuscous ; antennaeluteous, apical joint a littledarker; anterior area of pro-notum with two transversebrownish spots ; abdomenabove castaneous ; connexi-\um luteous, spotted withcastaneous; scutellum witha minute levigate spot neareach basal angle: body be-neath and legs hiteous, bodypunctured with castaneous, most thickly so on lateral areas ; abdo-men with a broad maculate central pale castaneous fascia ; apex ofrostrum piceous. Length 5 ; breadth between pronotal angles 2i Nilgiri Hills ; Ootacamund {Atlcinson, Brit. Mus.).. Fig. 101.—Hermolaus ti/picus. Genus CARBULA. Carbula, Stal, Hem. Afr. i, p. 140 (1864) j id. En. Hem. v, pp. 60 &82 (1876). Type, C. decorata., JSign., an African species. Distribution. Ethiopian and Oriental Kegions. Body broadly oval or obovate, beneath convex. Head roundedor somew hat truncated at apex, lobes about equal in length;rostrum with the first joint equal to or extending a little beyondthe bucculae, second joint about equal to or a little longer thanthe last two joints taken together ; antennae with the first jointnot reaching the apex of the head. Pronotum with the anteriorlateral margins generally obtuse, never acute, terminated by alevigate edge which is rarely crenulated; scutellum broad, trian-gular, a little longer than broad at base; comiexivum moderatelyexposed. a. Lateral anrjles of the pronotum promineat, sometimesacutely produced. 282. Carljula crassiventris. Ball. (Pentatoma) 7r. K S. v, p. 189 (1849). Brownish-ochraceous, thickly and coaisely
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