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Family CERCOPIU.E. (Vol. IV, p. 79.) 



Subfamily MACH.EROTIN.E. (Vol. IV, p. 79.) 



Genus MACH^ROTA. (Vol. IV, p. 80.) 



3398. Machaerota assamensis, sp. u. 



Head and prouotum dark testaceous ; central area of face and 

 anterior area of pronotum black, the latter centrally divided 

 by the testaceous central carination, lateral areas of face ochra- 

 ceous with the striations blackish ; scutellar process pale testaceous, 

 a lateral longitudinal spot on each side of base and the posterior 

 margin of the basal process pale ochraceous ; body beneath black 

 or blackish, the femora black with their apices testaceous, anterior 

 and intermediate tibiae piceous, posterior tibia; bright pale ochra- 

 ceous, their apices piceous ; tegmiua pale hyaline, three subapical 

 cells, about eight apical marginal cells, the one at apex largest 

 and suffused with brownish, basal areas of extreme costal and 

 inner margins black; ])osterior scutellar process strongly convexly 

 depressed and reaching the tegminal apices. 



Length iucl. tegm. 6 niillim. 



Hah. Assam ; Margherita {Brit. Mus.). 



Allied to M. ai>dama)u'iisis, Dist. 



3399. Machaerota noctua, sp. n. 



Piceous ; face piceous or brownish ochraceous, with the central 

 area black ; basal area of scutellar process with an elongate spot 

 on each side and the posterior mai-gin ochraceous, posterior 



Fig. 140. — MacJuero/a itdclua. 



scutellar process testaceous with a small white spot at base ; 

 legs black or piceous, posterior tibiae pale ochraceous, their bases 

 and apices narrowly black ; tegmina hyaline, the veins finely 

 spotted with brownish, about six marginal cells, the three apical 

 ones much the largest, three subapical cells, basal areas of 



