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Pyrrlicjiciira, Kirk. 

 H. S. P. A. Ent. r.ull. I 4.U. 



The absence of a sul)antcniial process separates this !j;enus from 

 A'csocora, and the circular shai)e of vertex and face in ])rofile (Hs- 

 tinguishes it from the females of Pliaiitasmatoccra. 



(1) P. iiiiiiiaciilata sp. nov. { S 9 ). 



PI. Ill f. 5. 



In profile vertex and face round, subparallel to the margin of 

 the eye. Stramineous; silghtly fuscous across the base of face; 

 tegmina hyaline, slightly opaque with waxy secretion, veins yel- 

 lowish ; wings white, light- veined. 



Hind margin of last abdominal segment produced angularly in 

 middle, with a pair of contiguous, blunt, downward-pointing pro- 

 cesses at apex. Male pygophor slightly emarginate on ventral 

 edge, rounded slightly on the sides, with a small angular projec- 

 tion from the inside ; anal segment long, with anus at apex, a 

 small downward-turned, truncate process beyond anus ; a little 

 before middle the sides produced into small angles ; styles as 

 long as anal segment, curved along the lower edge, sinuous along 

 upper edge, apex turned upward. 



Length 2.? mm. : tegmen 4 mm. 



Hab. : Amboina. 



( 2 ) P. ntbida sj). nov. { $ ). 



The keels on face contiguous on basal half, thus being nearer 

 to citharista than saccJiaricida. Dark red; facial keels, labium 

 and legs yellowish; tegmina uniforndy fuscous with red veins, 

 wings higher fuscous with red vein^; l)uili wings ami irgmina 

 opa(|Ue with waxy secretion. 



Length 2 mm. ; tegmen .14 mm. 



Habitat: Rewa, I'iji. 



/\ciiit[>til(ikarii gen. nov. 



Tvpe cariiosuni. 



Head slightly narrower than ])r()n(itum. In profile vertex 

 curved and recurved; face sinuous; jjointed at junction of vertex 

 and face ; antennae cylindrical, set low down on gena, reaching 

 to top of eye; eye round, slightly emarginate below. I'.a-^e of 

 vertex wide, roundly emarginate. without keel; sides with wide 

 keels beset with wax pits, vertex narrowing towards apex, which 

 is slightly emarginate ; face slightly widening to apex, keels shal- 



