252 Records of the Indian Museum. [ VOL, sxe 
Described from one o in the Indian Museum from Bhowali 
(5,700 ft.), July 1909 [A. D. Imms}. 
Ceria ornatifrons, mihi, sp. nov. 
(Plate xiii, fig. 22). 
2 Nepal. Tong. 9 mm. 
Head.—Occipital margin moderately wide directly behind 
frons and upper part of eyes, but disappearing at about the 
middle of the eyes. It is bright light reddish brown, with a 
small lemon yellow triangular spot at the inner corner of each 
eye. The space between the eyes across the middle of the head 
equal to nearly half that width. Upper part of frons light red. 
On each side of the frons, on a level with the antennae, is a semi- 
circular lemon yellow callus-like spot, its convexity contiguous 
to the eye margins. Barely separated from the lowermost part 
of this spot is, on each side, a nearly vertical lemon yellow stripe, 
contiguous to the eye margins for a short distance, and then, 
bending inwards, proceeding to the mouth, above which the two 
stripes meet. At the spots where the stripes quit the eye mar- 
gin, there is (but on the inner side of each stripe) a finger-like 
projection (mark) running towards the centre of the face. The 
whole space around the base of the antennae and of the face 
comprised between these two pairs of yellow calli-like markings, 
is moderately dark brown, punctuated by a number of fine black 
spots. The sides of the head below the eyes (cheeks) are lemon 
yellow, a broad reddish brown stripe between the cheeks and the 
yellow vertical facial stripes. Antennal Ist and 2nd joints 
brownish yellow (3rd joint missing). The head is placed very 
broadly and squarely on the thorax, no vestige of neck being 
apparent. 
Thorax.—Broad; reddish brown, with a little hoary bloom, 
viewed from certain directions. Humeral calli lemon yellow; a 
small oval lemon yellow spot on the mesopleura. Transverse 
suture very narrowly yellowish. Scutellum wholly dull lemon 
yellow; metanotum reddish brown. 
Abdomen.—The 1st and 2nd segments reddish brown, a con- 
spicuous lemon yellow callus on each side at the base of the rst 
segment. An indistinct though obvious circular black spot in 
the middle of the dorsum of the 2nd segment; 3rd and 4th seg- 
ments dark reddish brown or brown; posterior margin of each 
with a thick lemon yellow band, whole abdomen with a slight 
greyish bloom. Belly concolorous, with an indistinct yellow band 
on hind margins of 2nd and 3rd segments. 
Legs (fore pair missing) light reddish brown with a hoary 
bloom; knees and base of tibiae a little yellowish in certain 
lights. 
; Wings clear; anterior part yellowish brown, the colour reach- 
ing to the spurious vein. A subapical blackish spot of some 
size from the costa, extending posteriorly just below the 3rd vein 
