Rhynchota .. . third:antennae with the first joint shorter than the head, but aboutreaching its apex, second joint a little shorter than the third(remainder mutilated) ; pronotum truncate behind the eyes, theanterior angles extending laterally beyond them and each armedwith a short spinous tubercle, lateral margins obliquely straight;scutellum of moderate size, about reaching the fifth abdominalsegment ; margins of the corium moderately rounded, but not themargin of the abdomen; mesosternuni broadly sulcated, the sul-cation containing a narrow carination. Abdomen with a shortobtuse basal spine
Rhynchota .. . third:antennae with the first joint shorter than the head, but aboutreaching its apex, second joint a little shorter than the third(remainder mutilated) ; pronotum truncate behind the eyes, theanterior angles extending laterally beyond them and each armedwith a short spinous tubercle, lateral margins obliquely straight;scutellum of moderate size, about reaching the fifth abdominalsegment ; margins of the corium moderately rounded, but not themargin of the abdomen; mesosternuni broadly sulcated, the sul-cation containing a narrow carination. Abdomen with a shortobtuse basal spine. 381. Phavorinus afflictus, IFalk. (Strachia) Cat. Het. ii, p. 332(1867). Body above olivaceous-green, thickly and coarsely punctate:margins of lateral lobes and apical half of central lobe to head,eyes, inner area of corium, membrane, two apical spots to scutellum. DIPLOSTIRA. 23; abdomen above, body beneath, and legs ochraceous ; a single lateralspot to metasternum, two lateral spots to pro- and luesosterna,. Fig. 150.—Fhavoriims afflictus. and the abdominal spiracles black ; antennae ochraceous, apices ofsecond and third joints iiifuscated (Iemaining joints mntilated). Length 15; breadth between pronotal angles 8 millim. Hab. India {Brit. Mus.). The figure is taken from Walkers unique type in the BritishMuseum. Division DIPLOSTIRARIA. A small di\ision to be recognized by the concavely excavatedposterior margins of the pronotum ; the lateral pronotal anglesare only subprominent, and the abdomen is more or less pro-minently spined at base. Synojysis of Genera. l^ase of abdomen obtusely spiued ; meso- and meta- sterna with two prominent median ridges .... Diplostira, p. of abdomen with a long spine extending to head ; mesosternum finely ridged or carinate . Ambiorix, p. 239. Genus DIPLOSTIRA. Diplostira, Ball. List Hem. i, p. 300 () ; Stal. 6fi\ Tet -Ak Fork. 1867, p. , Sirjn. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (2) ix, 1851, p. 341. Type, D. valida, Dall. JJis
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