58 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
‘‘Hine sehr schone, durch deutlich ausgesprachte Zeichnung 
auffallende Abart von Athalia: von Viertlau, Mehadia: etwas 
erosser als die gewohnliche Athalia; die in der Mitte der Ober- 
flugel uber den ganzen Fliigel sich ziehende schwarze Binde ist 
breiter als bei der Stammart, und endét am Innenrand in einen 
langlich viereckigen Fleck, der bei der Stammart gewohnlich 
nur durchbrochen erscheint. Auch auf der Unterseite ist 
die Binde weit deutlicher markirt als bei der gewohnlichen 
Athalia.” 
Here again the breadth of the elbowed line and the large 
oblong marginal blotch are the special characteristics. It ap- 
pears to be rather a variety than an aberration, and so far as 
the upper side is concerned it is, apart from size, the usual form 
at Faido, in the Levenitina, and indeed, in a more or less modi- 
fied condition, the only form I have seen from that locality. 
(To be continued.) 
ORTHNTAL CAPSIDZ. 
By W. L. Distant. 5 
Mr. R. I. Pocock, who is working out the mimetic relation- 
ship between various insects and spiders included in a collection 
from the Nilgiri Hills, has asked me to identify the following 
Rhynchota, in order that he may be able to refer to them in his 
paper shortly to be published in the ‘ Transactions’ of the Lin- 
nean Society of London. All the species belong to the Capside, 
are apparently undeseribed, and will be figured in the Appendix 
to my Rhynchotal portion of the Faun. Brit. India. 
RHOoDocLIA, gen. nov. 
Head broad and convex, a little more anteriorly produced in male 
than in female, the postocular longer than the anteocular area, 
strongly constricted at base, slightly longitudinally incised on centre 
of disk, the apex subangularly produced in front of the insertion of 
the antenne, eyes of moderate size and rounded; antennz long, 
longer than the body, first joint longer than either the second or 
third which are subequal in length, fourth longest, moderately thick- 
ened and a little curved; rostrum passing the intermediate coxa, 
first joint thickened and about reaching eyes, second longest; pro- 
notum short, armed with a long horizontal or slightly backwardly 
directed slender spine on each side; hemelytra more or less rudi- 
mentary, more developed in the male than in the female; abdomen 
is broader than in the type, and ends on the inner margin in a longish four- 
cornered spot, which in the type generally appears broken up. On the 
under side also the band is far more strongly marked than in ordinary 
athalia. 
