. Rhynchota ... on). 2238. Ptyelus sexvittatus. Wall,: List Horn, iii, p. 715 (1851); A. S. B. liv, p. 115 (1885), Head, pronotum, and scutellum pale ochraceous, the head andpronotum with six longitudinal dark castaneous fasciae, the lateralones on head interrupted by the eyes, and the two central ones on pronotum continued on scutellnm ;posterior disk of face, clypeus,disk of prosternura, and abdomenbeneath black; segmental inci-sures, coxae and legs stramineous ;a black spot on each side of faceat inner margins of eyes, and thestriations to anterior pale areaalso black ; tegmina bla
. Rhynchota ... on). 2238. Ptyelus sexvittatus. Wall,: List Horn, iii, p. 715 (1851); A. S. B. liv, p. 115 (1885), Head, pronotum, and scutellum pale ochraceous, the head andpronotum with six longitudinal dark castaneous fasciae, the lateralones on head interrupted by the eyes, and the two central ones on pronotum continued on scutellnm ;posterior disk of face, clypeus,disk of prosternura, and abdomenbeneath black; segmental inci-sures, coxae and legs stramineous ;a black spot on each side of faceat inner margins of eyes, and thestriations to anterior pale areaalso black ; tegmina black, withthree large greyish-white spots,one transverse near middle, theother two beyond it, one on innerand one on costal margin ; in somespecimens as the one above figured,there are two longitudinal basalochraceous spots and the basal costal margin of the same colour. The species varies in a tendency to melanism. Length 6 to 7 millim. Hah. North India {Warwlsl:, Brit. Mas.). Bombay {Lelth JfDixon, Coll. Dist.).. Fig. 70.—Ftijelas sexvlttaiuf. 2239. Ptyelus siibfasciatus, Walk. List JLm. iii, p. 7:>4 (1851); AtkiNs. J. A. ;S. L. liv, p. 116(1885). Head ochraceousscure brownishfascise ; pronotum ochraceous,with six longitudinal fasciae andthe lateral
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