Rhynchota .. . s that 0. lafus,Kirby (vol. ii, p. 43), is identical with the Pa]a?arctic and Ethiopian 0. hyalini-pennis, Costa. This opinion is ignored by Breddin (Deutsch. ent. , p. 218) who has followed my method in keeping Kirbys species asdistinct. MABUTHAS. 45 the lateral margins oblique and slightly sinuate, the basal marginstraight, the anterior margin moderately concave ; scutellum sub-triangular, much broader at base than long ; membrane not quitereaching the abdominal apex ; femora robust, anterior femorasomewhat strongly spined beneath. Allied to Oxi/carenus, from whic
Rhynchota .. . s that 0. lafus,Kirby (vol. ii, p. 43), is identical with the Pa]a?arctic and Ethiopian 0. hyalini-pennis, Costa. This opinion is ignored by Breddin (Deutsch. ent. , p. 218) who has followed my method in keeping Kirbys species asdistinct. MABUTHAS. 45 the lateral margins oblique and slightly sinuate, the basal marginstraight, the anterior margin moderately concave ; scutellum sub-triangular, much broader at base than long ; membrane not quitereaching the abdominal apex ; femora robust, anterior femorasomewhat strongly spined beneath. Allied to Oxi/carenus, from which it differs by the length of therostrum, the spinous anterior femora, the membrane not reachingabdominal apex, &c. 2821. Maruthas saniosus, sp. n. Head, pronotum, and scutellum sanguineous ; antennae with thebasal joint sanguineous, second and third joints pale stramineous,fourth joint reddish with the base stramineous; corium dull reddish,the basal angle paler and more ochraceous, the basal half of costal. Fig. 21.—Maruthas saniosus. margin hyaline; membrane dark greyish; body beneath andfemora sanguineous ; rostrum, tibiae, tarsi, and coxal spotsstramineous ; body shortly, somewhat strongly pilose; lateralmargins of head and pronotum more longly pilose; head, ex-cluding central lobe, somewhat granulose ; pronotum with theanterior lobe shortly pilose and finely granulose, posterior lobecoarsely punctate ; scutellum with some small scattered granules ;corium coarsely, shortly, suberectly pilose; sternum obscurely,finely punctate; abdomen beneath suberectly pilose, apical lateraland apical margins more or less blackish. Length 5 millim. Hab. Ceylon; Feradeniya (Green). Associated with Oxycarenus Iceius in cotton bolls (E. E. Green). 46 APPENDIX. LYG^ID^, Subfamily APHANIN^. (Vol. II, p. 45.) Genus , Dist. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 1, p. 412 (1906). Type, M. ceromatica, Dist. Distribution. Ceylon. Head about as long as expanse of eyes, anteriorly subacute,obscurely tra
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