Rhynchota .. . y pilose ; first joint of anteunie lougest,outwardly curved, second and fourth subequal, each slightlyshorter than third. Length 3 to 4 millim. Hab. Travancore {Annandale). Ceylon {Green):, Diyatalawa{Bainhrigge-Fletclier).—iSyria. Egypt. Abyssinia. West Islds. Seychelles. This species is mostly represented by apterous forms. 138 APPENDIX.—HYDROMETRIDiE. Genus MICROVELIA. (Vol. II, p. 174.) 2911. Microvelia albomaculata, IJist. A. M. N. H. (8) Hi, p. 499(1909). Dull piceous black with a greyish pubescence, wliich is morepronounced and forms a marginal fascia to
Rhynchota .. . y pilose ; first joint of anteunie lougest,outwardly curved, second and fourth subequal, each slightlyshorter than third. Length 3 to 4 millim. Hab. Travancore {Annandale). Ceylon {Green):, Diyatalawa{Bainhrigge-Fletclier).—iSyria. Egypt. Abyssinia. West Islds. Seychelles. This species is mostly represented by apterous forms. 138 APPENDIX.—HYDROMETRIDiE. Genus MICROVELIA. (Vol. II, p. 174.) 2911. Microvelia albomaculata, IJist. A. M. N. H. (8) Hi, p. 499(1909). Dull piceous black with a greyish pubescence, wliich is morepronounced and forms a marginal fascia to head continued insideeyes to base and a submarginal fascia to prouotum ; a reddishochraceous anterior marginal fascia to pronotum, not reaching theanterior angles ; hemelytra largely spotted with greyish white, ofwhich a large spot occupies the greater part of clavus excludingapex, coriura with two large basal marginal spots, three irregularlyshaped spots in transverse series a little beyond middle, a large. Fig. 74.—Microvdia alhomaculata. subapical membranal spot and a smaller subapical spot at innermargin ; legs pale ochraceous ; antenuse fuscous, first joint veryslightly longer than second or third joints, which are shortest andsubequal in length, fourth longest, its apex distinctly acuminate ;head subglobosely arched ; lateral angles of the pronotum sub-angularly prominent; lateral margins of the hemelytra concavelysinuate and finely shortly hirsute; apices of tibia) and tarsi moreor less obscurely fuscous. Length 2 millim. Hah. E. Bengal ; Eajshai (Annandale). 2912, Microvelia kumaonensis, Dist. A. M. N. II. (8) iii, p. 500(1909). Head, pronotum, and body beneath dull black ; apex of head,anterior mai-gin of pronotum (centrally interrupted and not MICROVELIA. 139 reaching anterior angles), margin of lateral pronotal angles, legs,and rostrum pale ocliraceous ; lateral margins of head, continuedinside eyes to hase, greyishly fasciately pubescent ; liemelytra palepiceo
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