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CEKCOPIDiE. 



compressed, behind the middle obliquely directed downwards, before 

 the middle with a furrowed longitudinal impression, basal margin 

 of pronotum truncate or very slightly sinuate ; tegmina smooth, 

 apical veins weakest, apical areas not or sometimes excavate ; wings 

 without triangular costal appendage ; hind tibia? with one spine. 

 The longitudinally sulcate face is a typical character for this genus ; 

 the body is elongate in form, and the pronotum is not laterally 

 dilated. 



2278. Eoscarta semirosea, Walk. (Cercopis) Joum. Linn. Soc, Zool. 

 i, p. 105 (1857) ; Bredd. (Eoscarta) Deutsche Ent. Zeitschr. 1903, 

 p. 100 ; Jacvhi, ML Mas. Berlin, iii, p. 22 (1905). 



Body and legs ochraceous ; tegmina pale semihyaline, base, 



claval area, and sometimes 

 the costal area, ochraceous, 

 apical area rosaceous with a 

 few small fuscous spots in 

 the cellular areas ; face broadly 

 longitudinally sulcate before 

 middle, transversely striate 

 on its compressed sides ; 

 shortly and tinely pilose above, 

 legs moi'e strongly pilose ; 

 tarsal claws black. 



Length excl. tegm. 7; exp. 

 tegm. 18 millim. 

 Hab. Assam ; Margherita {Doherty). — Malay Peninsula ; Perak 

 {Doherir/). Borneo. 



Eig. 89. 



-Eoscarta semirosea. 



2279. Eoscarta borealis, Bisf. (Cosmoscarta) Tr. K S. 1878, p. 321 ; 

 Atkins. J. A. 8. B. liv, p. 12 (1885) ; Bredd. (Eoscarta) Deutsche 

 Ent. Zeitschr. 1903, p. 100. 



Head and pronotum pale luteous, antennae black ; ocelli black : 

 eyes luteous, more or less suffused with black ; head beneath, 

 sternum and legs pale luteous, anterior and intermediate tibiae, 

 apices of posterior tibiae, aud the tarsi black; abdomen beneath 

 and tegmina roseate ; shortly and finely greyishly pilose ; face 

 compressed, before middle broadly longitudinally sulcate, finely 

 transversely striate on the flattened lateral areas. 



Var. Head, pronotum, and tegmina dark roseate red, con- 

 colorous ; all the luteous coloration to body beneath and legs 

 replaced by dark roseate red. 



Length excl. tegm. 6 ; exp. tegm. 16 to 17 millim. 



Hah. Assam ; Ivhasi Hills {Chennell), Margherita {Dohtrty). 

 Tenasserim ; Myitta {Doherty). — W. Yunan {Anderson). 



The Tenasserim specimens belong to the dark variety, which I 

 cannot specifically separate from the typical form. 



