58 INSECTA SAUNDEESIANA, 



rectangular like the interior angle ; exterior border straight. Hind wiugs 

 white. Length of the body 2 lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 



Hindostan. 



Fara. MEMBRACINA, Bitrm. 



Genus MEMBRACIS, Fab. 

 Membracis fusifera. 



Nigra, M. continufE affinis ; prothorax vitta fiava, postice atlenuala, 



supra subundulata, subhis fere recta, marginem anticum non 



attingente. 



Black. Prothorax with a yellow stripe, which is attenuated hindward, 



slightly convex above till towards the tip, where it is slightly concave, 



almost straight beneath, occupies the tip, and is rounded towards the fore 



border, which it does not reach. This species has some resemblance to M. 



continua, but is distinguished by the different shape of the stripe, 



and more especially by the much less convex outline of the prothorax. 



Length of the body 2i lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



Para. 



Membracis curviline^. 

 Nigra, M. continuae affinis; prothorax antice perconvexus, postice 

 subconvex%is, vitta iestacea supi-a convexa antice arcuata. 

 Black. Prothorax very convex in front above, slightly convex hind- 

 ward, beneath with a testaceous stripe, which is mostly convex above, 

 abruptly curved in front, extends to the fore border and nearly to the tip. 

 This species also has some resemblance to M. continua, but is distinguished 

 by the shape of the prothorax, which is much less convex hindward. 

 Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



Para. 



Membracis flexa. 

 Nigra ; prothorax valde convexus, lituris duabus albidis semihyalinis, la 

 suberecta, 2a subannulari. 

 Black. Prothorax very convex in its outline, with two whitish semi- 

 hyaline marks ; the first almost straight and vertical, extending from the 



