IIQ CEECOPID.i:. 



that time the Eastern Cercophw', and especially these genera, have 

 been more or less studied by Atkinson, Breddiu, Jacobi, and the 

 present writer. 



Si/noj)sis of Genera. 



A. Anterior legs elongate ; anterior femora longly 



jmssiiJg the lateral margins of the body. 



a. Anterior femora distinctly longer than the 



intermediate femora. 

 a. Head not elongately produced in front of 

 eyes. 

 a' . Face elongate, compressed, about twice 

 as long as broad; tegmina moderately 

 broad, prominently rounded at about 

 one-third from base, narrowing towards 

 apices, apical areas reticulately veined . Rhinastria, 

 b'. Face somewhat prominent, less than [p. 110. 



twice as long as broad ; tegmina 

 narrow, elongate, oblong, moderately 



ampliated towards apices Callitettix, 



h. Head in S longly acutely produced in [p. 111. 



front of eyes Abidama, p. 114. 



b. Anterior femora not or only slightly longer 



than the intermediate femora Caloscarta, 



B. Anterior legs of moderate length, the anterior [p. 115. 



femora only slightly passing the lateral mar- 

 gins of the body, and only slightly or not 

 longer than the intermediate femora. 



a'. Face with a longitudinal furrow Eoscarta, p. 115. 



h' . Face without a furrow. 



ft-. Pronotum with the posterior lateral 

 margins straight arid sinnate, its 

 greatest breadth little more than 



half its length Phymatostetha, 



h-. Pronotum with the posterior lateral [p. 118. 



margins not sinuate, its greatest 

 breadth about two-thirds of its length Cosmoscarta, 



[p. 128. 



Genus RHINASTRIA. 



Rhinastria, Kirby, J. Linn. Soc, Zool. xxiv, p. 159 (1891) j Melich. 

 Horn. Fmm. Ceylon, p. 130 (190:3). 



Type, li. hicoloi; Kirby. 



Distribution. Ceylon. 



Vertex of head a little pointed in front, posterior margin ridged, 

 strongly obliquely foveate on each side, transverselj^ impressed in 

 front of ocelli, which are nearer to each other than to eyes; face 

 compressed, anteriorly convex, posterior angle broadly acute ; 

 anterior femora distinctly longer than intermediate femora ; pro- 

 notmn sexangular, about twice as long as vertex, transversely 

 impressed before middle, lateral margins nearly straight, a little 

 reflexed ; scutellum about as broad as long ; tegmina prominently 

 rounded at about one-third from base, narrowing towards apices, 

 cla\al area broad, apical area reticulately veined. 



