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Armiseres aureolineatus, Leic. (fig. 1). 



Originally described from the Malay Peninsula, this species has since been recorded 

 fi-om Sarawak and Ceylon. As already noted by Leicester, the markings of the 

 abdomen are very similar to what is found in the Leicesteria gi'oup, although the male 

 genitalia closely resemble those of the Armigeres group. A figure of these organs is 

 given herewith (fig. 1). 



Fiji', 1. Annifieicn <nireoHaratt(S, L?ic. : male g*'nitalia. 



Armigeres obturbans, Walk. (tig. 2). 



Armigeres panalectoros, Giles, Gnats, Ed. ii, p. 386 (1904). 



Both A. obturbafi.s and its synonym A. venf rails were described from specimens from 

 the Australasian region (Amboyna and Celebes), and therefore it seems open to 

 question whether the common Indian and Chinese species is really correctly named, 

 AValker's types in the British Museum however appear to agree with Indian specimens, 

 and therefore the name may be retained for the present at least. 



The species is subject to considerable variation in colour, particularly in the amount 

 of pale scaling on the mesonotum. This is especially the case in a long series received 

 from Hong Kong ; some specimens from this locality show thoracic markings very 

 much as figured by Giles for A. panalectoros, though less sharply defined, yet these 



