rgii.] E, Brunetti : New Oriental Neniocera. 281 



Provinces, 24-ii-io ; Kurseong, 24-vi-io ; Theog (8,000 ft.), 2-V-07 ; 

 Phagu (9,000 ft.), ii-v-09 [Annandale]\ Kumaon district 

 (5,700 ft.), July 1909 {Imms\ ; Darjiling, 21-iv-io [Beebe]. 



A 2 in the same collection from Yunnan, South China, 

 almost certainly represents the same species. 



Type cf and $ in Indian Museum. 



Scatopse brunnescens, mihi, sp. nov. 



9 - Ceylon. Long. 2 mm. 



Whole bod}' and legs dark shining brown, slightly yellowish, 

 tinged here and there with short whitish pubescence. Dorsum of 

 abdomen nearh' black, belly dark brownish 3^ellow. Antennae 

 with 2nd scapal joint a little longer than the ist, followed b}^ six 

 flagellar short, wide, rounded joints, wdth a long (equally broad at 

 its base), conical terminal joint; all the antenna with close greyish 

 pubescence. 



Wings with the two anterior distinct veins joined towards the 

 base by a short cross- vein, the ist of these veins ending before 

 the middle of the costa, the 2nd ending some little distance before 

 the tip of the wing, at the spot where the costal vein ends. Of 

 the faint veins, the ist is perfectly straight, ending some little 

 distance below the tip of the wing, forked beyond its middle, the 

 branch vein being anterior to the vein itself, the prong of the 

 fork ending exactly at the wing tip. The next vein is slightl)- 

 curved, attaining the wing-border faintly : the 3rd and 4th veins 

 are short and distinct, both curved rather suddenly downwards 

 towards their tips to the hind margin. 



Described from one specimen from Peradenij^a, 9-viii-ro 

 [Gravely]. 



Type in Indian Museum, 



Scatopse nigronitida, mihi, sp. nov. 



& $ . Western Himalayas. Long. 2-2-| mm. 



Wholly shining black with minute black pubescence. Femora 

 with a tinge of dark brown in certain lights. Wings clear ; 4th vein 

 originating immediately proximad of tip of ist, the branches 

 diverging gradually up to half their length, afterwards diverging 

 widely. Upper branch of 5th nearly straight ; lower branch , ori- 

 ginating near base, almost at right angles, nearly straight. Hal- 

 teres thick, brown. 



Described from two pairs taken in cop., an additional cf and 

 2 $ 9 in the Indian Museum from Dharampur (5,000 ft., Simla 

 hills), 14-V-08 [Annandale]. 



