50 APPEXDIX. FULGORIDX 



Genus STACOTOIDES, nov. 



T3'pe, S. tijpicus, Dist. 



Distribution. South India. 



Head considerably longer than broad, prouiiuently projecting 

 beyond eyes, vertex moderately angulate at apex ; face about 

 twice as broad as long, ampliated towards clypeus, with a 

 distinct central longituduial ridge ; clypeus short, scarcely 

 longer than one-third the length of face ; pronotum very short, 

 anterior margin angularly produced, posterior margin angukirly 

 concave ; mesonotuin about as long as head and pronotum 

 together, tricarinate, the central carination prominent ; abdomen 

 of 2 short and broad ; legs elongate, posterior tibiae with two 

 spines, basal joint of posterior tarsi long : tegmina ampliated 

 towards apex, costal membrane without transverse veins, three 

 series of longitudinal cells, two basal, moderately long and broad, 

 four central, long and somewhat narrow, nine apical, clavus 

 short, especially the claval vein ; wings about half the length 

 of tegmiua aud mnch narrower, two discal and four apical cells. 



In this enumeration the genus will follow Stacota, Stal (vol. iii, 

 p. 281). 



32U2. Stacotoides typicus, sp. n. 



Vertex of head brownish ochraceous with two posteriorly 

 converging black lines, the base testaceous, eyes black ; pro- 

 notum and niesonotum dark oastaneous, the margins of the first 

 and the central carination to the latter distinctly ochraceous ; 

 face and cheeks ochraceous, the interstices between the facial 



Fig. 34. — S/aco/oi(hs tijincu?: 



ridges a little darker ; abdomen above ( 5 ) black, more castaueous 

 near base, body beneath imperfectly seen in unique carded 

 specimen ; legs ochraceous, posterior femora castaneous, tarsal 

 claws black : tegmina and wings snbh valine, the venation piceous, 

 extreme bases flavescent, outwardly fuscous brown. 



Length excl. tegm. $ 3; exp. tegin. 9| milliin. 



Hah. South India; Kodaikannl (7'. V. CampheV, Brit. Mus.). 



