1918. J C. r.vivA: RInincltota oj tiic Iitic LdLc. 31 



Micronecta substriata, sp. nov. 

 (Plate VIII, fig. 11 ; pi. IX, fig. 3.) 



Five specimens froiii Fort Stedman, ca. 3,000 it., Ya\vii<jrlnve IState, 

 :il-ii-1917. 



Head pale ochiaceous, with a brownish tubercle at centre of basal 

 margin ; pronotum and scutellum pitchy black (in piinied s})ecimen) ; 

 elytra ohvaceous grey witli irregular fasciate, fuscous lines and spots, 

 which are situated as follows : — Clavus with a long submarginal broken 

 fascia and indistinct fasciae near its scutellar margins ; coriuni with 

 discal irregular fasciae converging basally and apically ; a small Hnear 

 spot on inner margin, three elongate spots on costal maigin, one sub- 

 basal, one medial and one subapical, and a large subtriangular patch at 

 the inner angle of the riglit elytron. 



Elytra densely and minutely punctured, each puncture bearing 

 a minute stif! hair. 



Head broader than long ; shorter than pronotum ; longer in 

 the middle than at the margins near the eyes ; posterior margin 

 slightly concave. 



Pronotum large ; in the middle about half as long as broad ; 

 lateral margins about one-third the width of the hind margin of th'; eye ; 

 anterior and posterior margins strongly convex. Underside very pale 

 ochraceous. 



Length 2-75 millim. 



Type No. 7149/H. I. in the collection of the Zoological Survey of 

 India. 



Micronecta soroir, sp. uov. 



(Plate VIII, fig. 12 ; pi. IX, fig. 4.) 



One specimen from Fort Stedman, ca. 3,000ft.. Yawnghwe State, 

 24-ii-1917. 



Head about as long as space between eyes at base, longer in the 

 middle than at the margins near eyes ; ochraceous with a very pale 

 brownish patch on disk of vertex and a line of the same colour within 

 the margin of eacli eye ; a distinct tubercle at the centre of the hind 

 margin of the head ; eyes black. 



Pronotum short, about a quarter as long as broad ; anterior and 

 posterior margins slightly convex ; lateral margins almost nothing, 

 about a quarter the width of the hind margin of the eye ; olivaceous 

 brown with a central black, transverse fascia not reaching the lateral 

 margins. 



The markings on the elytra are nearly the same as those of the pre- 

 ceding species, except that the apex of the corium is broadly margined 

 with fuscous and the discal markings are more united. 



Posterior tarsi with a distinct black line above. 



Length 2-5 millim. 



Tjipe No. 7150/11. 1. in the collection of the Zoological Survey of 

 India. 



