Rhynchota .. . thelateral margins strongly concavely sinuate, broadlj^ \\idened at thecuneal area : membrane slightly passing the abdominal apex ;abdomen broad, globose, constricted at base; legs of moderatelength, the posterior tibia) moderately curved and thickened (theposterior tarsi mutilated). 3044. Zaratus repandus, Did. Entomologist, 1909, p. 59. Head, pronotum, and scutellum pale cinnamon-brown ; scutellumwith an obscure pale concave line and a small basal spot; coriumpale cinnamon-brown, an oblique basal spot on each side, whichare almost connected with a transverse spot beyond apex o
Rhynchota .. . thelateral margins strongly concavely sinuate, broadlj^ \\idened at thecuneal area : membrane slightly passing the abdominal apex ;abdomen broad, globose, constricted at base; legs of moderatelength, the posterior tibia) moderately curved and thickened (theposterior tarsi mutilated). 3044. Zaratus repandus, Did. Entomologist, 1909, p. 59. Head, pronotum, and scutellum pale cinnamon-brown ; scutellumwith an obscure pale concave line and a small basal spot; coriumpale cinnamon-brown, an oblique basal spot on each side, whichare almost connected with a transverse spot beyond apex of scu-tellum, and a transverse concave fascia on each side before cuneuswhitish, the cuneal suture more obscurely w-hitish ; membraneblack, with an obscure pale transverse fascia near base; legs pale THATJMATURGUS. 265 ciiinanioii-brouii ; a])ices of femora aud about apical thirds oftibiae and the tarsi pale stramineous, apices of tarsi black (pos-terior tarsi mutilated) ; antennae pale ochraeeous, third joint,. Fig. 141.—Zcvatiis rcjM?idufi. excluding base, black ; body beneath imperfectly seen in cardedspecimens. Length 4 millim. Hub. Nilgiri Hills ; Barwood Estate (//. Leslie Andrewes). Genus THAUMATURGUS. Thaumaturgus, Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) iv, p. 518 (1909). Type, T. typiciis, Dist. Distribution. India aud Ceylon. Head strongly, almost perpendicularly deflected, subtriaugular,the lateral margins a little sinuate, the apex obtusely augulate ;eyes moderately projecting beyond aud slightly behind the anteriormargins of the pronotum; antennae with the first joint con-siderably shorter than head, second joint about three times as longas first, its apical area distinctly thickened, thiid and fourth jointssubequal in length aud together shorter than second ; rostrum notquite reaching the intermediate coxtc; pronotum subquadrate,broader than long, the lateral margins moderately oblique, theanterior margin about one- fourth narrower than the posteriormargin; seutellum subtriaugul
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