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JASSID^. 



of costal margin black, sometimes interrupted, costal area beyond 

 middle ochraceous, crossed by obliquely transverse piceous spots 

 or lines (these are inconstant, being sometimes spots, and in 

 other specimens lines); pronotum somewhat coarsely granulose.; 

 scutellum smooth with a deep transverse impression ; face elongate, 

 flattened, the lateral margins obtusely ridged. 



Length inch tegm. 7 millim. 



Hah. Ceylon ; Kandy ( Green). 



Fig. 204. — Soortana simidata. 



In the colour and markings of the tegmiua this species has a 

 very considerable resemblance to Jassus pulcheUus, Kirby ; but 

 without further information or field observation, there is no 

 reason to apply the now somewhat loose term " mimicry." 



Genus VARTA, nov. 



Type, V. 7'ubrofasciaia, Dist. 



Distribution. Bengal. 



Vertex subtriangularly produced in front of eyes, the margins 

 ridged, ocelli on anterior margin near apex ; face very long and 

 narrow, medially transversely indented, more than twice as long 

 as clypeus ; pronotum transverse, shorter than vertex, convexly 

 angulately produced at anterior margin, lateral margins oblique ; 

 scutellum broadly subtriangular ; tegraina a little longer than 

 abdomen, apical cells four, the upper three preceded by three 

 subapical cells in oblique series ; wings somewhat large and 

 ample. 



