XV, 3 



Baker: The Genus Trobolophya 



303 



Fig. 3. Trobolophya ,>e nan g crisis sp. nov. ; 

 a, vertex, pronolum, and scuteilum ; h, 

 head, side view. 



all other known species of the genus in form of head, venation, 

 and coloration, and constitutes a distinct section of the genus. 

 Named for Dr. L. Melichar, the founder of the genus. 

 Trobolophya penangensis sp. nov. Fig. 3, a, b. 



Female. — Length, 6 millime- 

 ters. Head and legs stramineous, 

 thorax sanguineous, abdomen pale 

 green; lateral spots of head 

 scarcely showing through on ver- 

 tex; anterior tibia? with outer 

 border piceous. Tegmina hya- 

 line, veins fuscous. 



Penang Island, Straits Settle- 

 ments (coll. Baker). Near to 

 T. jacobsoni but distinct in form 

 of clypeus and in coloration. 

 Trobolophya jacobsoni Mel. 



Melichars detail drawings (pi. 3, fig. 1, lc) are very diagram- 

 matic. For instance, the drawing shows the lateral margins 

 of vertex parallel throughout, which is not true for any species 

 of the genus. Also, the position of submedian keels of scutei- 

 lum are never as shown. Melichar does not mention, or show 

 in his drawing, that the narrow caudal appendage of scuteilum 

 is separated by a distinct transverse carina connecting the pos- 

 terolateral margins of scuteilum; the caudal moiety is more or 

 less concave and possibly represents a postscutellum. The ver- 

 tex is nearly as long as broad, if the length is measured on the 

 median line only ; but Melichar evidently measured it at the side, 

 or length over all, since he says "vertex once and a half as long 

 as wide at base." 

 Trobolophya montana sp. nov. Fig. 4, a, b. 



Female. — Length, 7 millime- _^X 

 ters. Body deep green, head and fA - 

 legs stramineous ; frontal and scu- 

 tellar carina? and outer margins 

 of fore tibiae piceous; spots on 

 sides of head scarcely showing 

 through on vertex. Tegmina * \N^_ 



hyaline or slightly milky clouded, a ^_ b 



longitudinal VeinS piceOUS, COSta Fig. 4. Trobolophya montana sp. nov.; a, 



and cross veins pale fuscous. head - side view; b > vertex - 



Male. — Length, 6 millimeters. Coloring paler. 

 Luzon, Nueva Vizcaya Province, Imugan (coll. Baker), 



6 



