214 Records of the Indian Museum. [ Vor. XE, 
(9) Hind tarsi distinctly black or dark brown above, or mainly 
yellow. This only separates my form nigritarsis from the remain- 
der, after eliminating scztellaris and javana. Occasional individuals 
of various forms may have them a /ittle brownish, or a deeper 
orange yellow, but never sufficiently darkened to be mistaken for 
nigritarsis. 
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Table of Oriental species and ‘ forms’’ of SPHARROPHORIA. 
A Antennal 3rd joint very elongate, 
about twice as long as broad. sp. 1. scutellaris, F., 7 2. 
AA Antennal 3rd joint simply oval or 
rounded. 
B Hind tibiae wholly black except a 
well marked yellow median not 
very wide ring. sp. 2. javana, W., & 2. 
BB Hind tibae wholly yellow. 
C Face without black stripe. Thorax 
blackish with two obvious though 
faint grey stripes. 
D Hind tarsi all yellow. 
E Abdomen all yellow after 2nd seg- 
ment, shorter than wings in o&, 
generally alsoin 9. 
‘“Form 1.” flavoabdominalis, mihi, 7 @. 
EE Abdomen with 3rd and 4th seg- 
ments black at base and tip to a 
varying extent. Abdomen as 
long as wings @ @. ‘Form 2:"" -mihij io 
DD Hind tarsi all black above, anterior 
tarsimore orlessso. ‘‘Form3’’. migritarsis, mihi, 7 ¢ . 
CC Face with distinct black median 
stripe. Thorax aeneous green, 
absolutely unstriped. ‘‘ Form 4.” viridaenea, mihi, ? °. 
It will be seen that four ‘‘ forms ’’ are recognized in addition to 
the two well marked species scutellaris, F., and javana, W., which 
have been known for nearly acentury. To three of the ‘ forms” 
I have ventured to give names tentatively, to facilitate reference 
to them, and it seems probable that vividaenea will prove speci- 
fically distinct. 
‘*Form 1, flavoabdominalis’’, mihi. 
@ 2 Baluchistan, Persia, Simla, Nepal, Punjab, Bushire. 
o Frons and face all yellow, rarely a very small black 
mark on or near central knob or mouth border; an individual 
aberration only. Thorax normally distinctly though faintly striped 
on at least anterior half, but occasionally the dorsum is quite 
dull and the stripes absent even in perfect specimens. Scutellum 
all yellow haired. 
