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latter inclvulinsj one European and various Asiatic forms. Micro- 

 scai)ha would thus be restricted to M. clavicornis Lee, tbe Central 

 American M. minuta Champ, (tbe two perhaps being conspecific) , and 

 a closelv allied species from Brazil here described. These insects 

 differ from Lederia in having- the posterior coxae much less widened 

 outwards, the metathoracic episterna elongate-triangular and com- 

 pletely separated from the sternum, the base of the prothorax 

 bisinuate, and the scutellum visible. A minute Orchesiid recently 

 found by Mr. Bryant at Penang, can be included under Microscapha 

 for the present. 



1. — Microscapha pnlicaria, n.sp. 



Elliptic, convex, shiniuj^' ; black, the antennae and legs testaceous ; very 

 niinntely, somewhat closely punctate, clothed with fine greyish pubescence. 

 Antennae short, joints 1 and 2 oblong, stout, sub-equal, 3-8 very closely articu- 

 lated, short, slender, widening outwards, 9-11 dilated into a modei-ately stout 

 club, 9 and 10 transverse, 1 1 longer, acuminate-ovate. Prothorax bisinuate at 

 the base. Scutellum minute, triangular. Elytra narrowed from a little below 

 the base, somewhat pointed behind. Posterior tibial spurs nearly as long as the 

 first tarsal joint. Length l.|, breadth f mm. 



Hah. : Brazil, Eio de Janeiro (Fry). 



One specimen. Narrower and more acuminate posterioily than 

 M. mlmita, the antennae and legs more slender, the former wholly 

 testaceous and with the eighth joint transverse. M. davicornis must 

 be a considerably larger insect, length 2;^ mm. 



2. — MicroHcapha malayana, n. sp. 



(J . Elliptic, narrow, transversely convex, shining, finelj^ pubescent ; i-eddish- 

 brown, the antennae and legs testaceous; rather closely, extremely minutely 

 punctate. Antennae short, joints 1 and 2 oblong, stout, 3-7 slender, short, 

 closely ax'ticulated, 8 a little stouter, about as long as bi'oad, 9-11 thickened, 

 together forming an elongate club. Prothorax short, rapidly narrowed from 

 the base forwards, completely margined laterally, the base bisinuate. Scutellum 

 minute, scarcely visible. Elytra oblong, slightly rounded at the sides, narrowing 

 from a little below the base, transversely gibbous anteriorly, the disc (as seen 

 in profile) appearing flattened thence to the apex. Posterior tibial spurs 

 nearly as long as the basal joint of the tarsus, pectinate. Posterior coxae 

 widened outwards, their anterior margin oblique. Metathoracic episterna 

 elongate-triangular, not connate with the posterior coxae, the sutvii-e complete 

 Length It, breadth 4 mm. 



Hah.: Penan« {G. E. Bryant : 5.xi.l;3). 



