Rhynchota .. . oblique, the posterior margin moderately concavely sinuatebefore scutellum, and with a transverse impression on disk;scutellum broad, transversely impressed before middle; coriumwith the costal margin moderately convexly rounded ; membranepassing the abdominal apex ; tibise spinulose. Var. a. Corium with a single ochraceous spot on costal marginbefore apex, membrane darker, the suffusions piceons. Var. h. Corium with a central apical pale spot before membranewhich is marked and shaded as in typical form. Length 4;^ millim. Hah. Punjab; Simla Hills, Mafciana {Annundale). Under st
Rhynchota .. . oblique, the posterior margin moderately concavely sinuatebefore scutellum, and with a transverse impression on disk;scutellum broad, transversely impressed before middle; coriumwith the costal margin moderately convexly rounded ; membranepassing the abdominal apex ; tibise spinulose. Var. a. Corium with a single ochraceous spot on costal marginbefore apex, membrane darker, the suffusions piceons. Var. h. Corium with a central apical pale spot before membranewhich is marked and shaded as in typical form. Length 4;^ millim. Hah. Punjab; Simla Hills, Mafciana {Annundale). Under stones at edges of mountain streams ; jumping and flyingat edge of pond (iV. Annandale). 2999. Salda fletcheri, Dist. Ann. Soc. Eat. Bel(j. liii, p. 375 (1909). Black; apical joint of antennae, rostrum, coxae, legs, and ab-dominal segmental margins more or less ochraceous; corium blackwith the costal margin, a spot near apex and base of each side ofclavus, a basal longitudinal streak, four spots on subcostal area. Fig. Vll.—S«/c/« Jlctchcri. and three on inner area ochraceous, those on the subcostal areasomewhat whitish; membrane piceous, the lateral margins and atransverse series of small spots behind middle ochraceous, nearerbase a transverse series of more obscure spots ; antennae with LEPTOPUS. 223 the third and fourth joints subequal in length, second longest;pronotum with the basal margin strongly concavely sinuate beforescutellum, the lateral margins oblique, a little sinuate, the anteriormargin about half the breadth bet^A•een posterior angles ; coriuiusomewhat convexly rounded at costal margin ; scutellum foveatelyimpressed on disk ; rostrum reaching the posterior coxic ; tibiaedistinctly spinulose. Length 4| millim. Hah. Ceylon ; Madulsima {Bainhriyge-Fhtcher, Brit. Mus.). 3000. Salda pusana, Dint. Aim. Soc. Ent. Behj. liii, p. 376 (1901)). Allied to S. Jlctdieri., Dist., but with the antennae and rostrumwholly black; legs black, base of anterior femora and more t
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