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Pterostigma brownish-black, rather large, covering one and a 

 half cells. 



& Adult. Head. — Genae and antecly pens bluish- white , the rest 

 of the dorsal surface velvety black. Eyes with a black equatorial 

 belt, below this pale bluish- white, immediately above it a zone of 

 the same colour, upper pole grey-black. 



Prothorax. — Dorsum and sides entirely black, under surface 

 yellowish-white, posterior margin simple. 



Thorax. — Dorsum black as far as the level of the first lateral 

 suture ; sides and under surface yellowish-white, with an irregular 

 black band along the second lateral suture, not enclosing the 

 stigma. 



Abdomen dark brown, with a yellow mark on the sides of seg- 

 ments 1-2, and a black terminal ring on 3-7, preceded by a small, 

 ill-defined postero-lateral lunule of whitish-blue colour on either side 

 of these segments, 8-10 black. Posterior margin of 10 projecting 

 a little in the middle line. 



Anal appendages brown, upper surface and extremity of upper 

 pair white. Viewed from above the upper pair have each a promi- 

 nent white projection at their outer extremi- 

 ties, their inner margins are crescentic ; 

 in profile they are obliquely truncate, with 

 a strong downwardly directed ventral tooth. 

 Lower pair rapidly tapering and incurved 

 at their extremities (text-fig. 5). 



Legs yellowish-white. Posterior surface 

 of femurs, lateral margins of tibias, spines 

 Ftg. 5. — Disparoiie/ira and tarsi black. 



fefrica, sp. nov. ? Adult. Resembles adult male, but the 



Anal appendages ^. abdominal colours are more vivid, and there 

 is a yellowish-white lateral spot on abdomi- 

 nal segments 8-9. 



$ Juv. Upper lip brown, also brown markings on the post- 

 clypeus and a nairow brown band running traversely from eye 

 to eye across the base of the antennae. There is also a brown spot 

 on either side of the middle lobe of the prothorax and distinct 

 traces of brown antehumeral bands occur on the thorax. Other- 

 wise as in the adult female. The hinder margin of the prothorax 

 carries two small projections directed upwards and a little for- 

 wards. 



Types in the Indian Museum. Paratype in my own collection. 



Disparoneura nigcrrima, sp nov. 



I cf Nagpur, Central Provinces 1,000 ft., September, 1916 

 {E. D'Abreu). 



Length of hind-wing i6"5 mm., of abdomen 25 mm. 



Post-costals on fore-wing. Cu^ reaches hinder margin of 

 hind-wing 2 or 3 cells beyond the subnodus. Pterostigma brown, 

 small, covering about one-half of a cell. 



