BELTOCBPHALUS. 385 



2049. Deltoceplialus erebus, sp. n. 



Vertex, pronotum and scutellum shining black ; vertex with an 

 obUque arcuate yellow spot on each side of apex and some obscure 

 spots at base, eyes black with their margins ochraceous ; anterior 

 and posterior margins of pronotum and the lateral margins of 

 scutellum very narrowly ochraceous ; tegmina shining black, the 

 costal margin and the apical area dull ochraceous subhyaline, in 

 the dark area the veins are slightly paler and more brownish- 

 ochraceous, in the pale areas the veins are distinct and piceous- 

 brown ; face shining black, the anterior margin (broken cen- 

 trally), a broken discal medial longitudinal line, and lateral 

 marginal spots ochraceous ; clypeus black with an ochraceous 

 spot on each lateral margin near base, margins of cheeks narrowly 

 ochraceous ; legs ochraceous, femora (excluding apices), longi- 

 tudinal streaks to tibiae, spots to tarsi and posterior tibiae, black ; 

 vertex strongly and broadly transversely impressed between the 

 anterior margins of the eyes ; pronotum finely transversely 

 striate, and in some specimens with obscure ochraceous spots 

 near anterior margin ; scutellum deeply arcuately transversely 

 impressed at middle. 



Length 3 milHm. 



Hah. Simla Hills ; Matiana {Annandale). 



The distinct coloration and the broad deep transverse impres- 

 sion to the vertex are characteristics of this species. 



2650. Deltocephalus thoracicus, sp. n. 



Vertex subtriangular, as long as space between eyes, very pale 

 ochraceous with a transverse darker suffusion between eyes, two 

 elongate spots at apex and two rounded spots near base testaceous- 

 red ; pronotum pale ochraceous with two prominent discal 

 testaceous-red longitudinal fasciae, in some specimens these fasciae 

 not only coalesce, but thus assume a transverse fasciate appearance ; 

 scutellum pale testaceous with a reversed J.-shaped discal testaceous- 

 red mark ; abdomen above piceous, the posterior margin of the 

 penultimate and apical segments greyish-white, the apical segment 

 pale brownish ; head beneath ochraceous, face with arcuate 

 testaceous-red transverse striae, medially longitudinally palely 

 interrupted ; sternum and legs ochraceous, anterior and inter- 

 mediate legs and the posterior tibiae spotted with testaceous-red, 

 posterior femora sti'eaked with testaceous-red ; tegmina in $ 

 much shorter than abdomen, subhyaline, the veins prominent and 

 pale greyish, with fuscous-brown macular suffusions between 

 many of the veins, the most prominent being on the costal area, 

 some small marginal spots on the apical margin. 



Length 2 3 millim. 



Hah. Calcutta {Indian Mus.). 



