Oct., '05] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 26 1 



genitalia, etc., which will undoubtedly furnish good char- 

 acters. 



While recently examining some aquatic forms sent me by 

 my friend, Mr. E. P. Van Duzee, I discovered a new species of 

 Mici'oni'cta from the Philippines ; I add also two new species 

 from Ceylon and two from Australia, discovered amongst pur- 

 chased material. 



The males of Micronecta terminate * the pala (anterior tar- 

 sus ) by a strong curved claw ; this claw is articulated with 

 the tarsus and fits into a cavity therein, when folded back 

 (like a clasp-knife). There are fifteen species of extra-palse- 

 arctic distribution, of which twelve or thirteen are known to 

 me actually : 



A. Oriental. 



1. vanduzeei sp. n. Philippines. 



2. albifrons Motschulsky, 1863 (("ori.i-a) Ceylon. 



3. grisea Fieber, 1844 (Sigara) India. 



4. thelxince sp. n. Ceylon. 



5. notata Kirkaldy, 1897 (Sigara) India. 



(=: || liiieata Fieber, 1844.) 



6. ineinonides sp. n. Ceylon. 



7. ovivora Westwood, 1871 ( Cori.va) India and Ceylon. 



8. punctata Fieber, 1844 (Sigara) . India. 



9. siva Kirkaldy, 1897 (Sigara) India. 



(=- || striata Fieber, 1844.) 



B. Ethiopian and Mascarene. 



10. felix Butler, 1876 (Sigara) I. Rodriguez. 



11. sulcata Signoret, 1861 (Sigara} Madagascar. 



12. sciitelLiris Stal , 1858 (Sigara) S. Africa. 



13 pilose/fa Horvath | Madagascar and Reunion. 



C. Australian. 



14. anncz sp. n. Australia. 



15. erato sp. n. Australia. 



This brings the total of species up to 39, of which perhaps 

 36 are valid. 



* FJrst pointed out by Handlirsch (1901). Fieber seems to have been 

 unaware of this fact, and his diagnosis in 1844 ' s altogether erroneous. 



t I have not seen the description, though I believe it is published. It 

 is probable that yl/. a/hifrons, ovivora and siva may be the same species. 

 M. ft>IL\- is also probably synonymous with one of the other Ethiopian 

 forms. The others, however, all seem to be valid. 



