GGS Mr. W. L. Distaiit's 



Cosmoscarta ohiensis, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, scutellura, base and apex of abdomen, body 

 beneath and legs ochraceous ; abdomen above, mesosternum, and 

 large lateral marginal spots to abdomen beneath, pitchy -black ; 

 tegmina black, the base and a much sinuated transverse fascia 

 about centre, ochraceous, two small luteous spots at about one-fourth 

 from apex — the largest near costa, the smaller below centre of disk, 

 apical margin broadly pale brownish ; wings pale brownish-hyaline. 



Pronotum very finely and thickly punctate, with two foveate im- 

 pressions near anterior margin, and an elongate foveate impression 

 near each lateral angle, lateral margins reflexed, posterior margin 

 subtriincate, and with a distinct central longitudinal carination ; 

 face distinctly ' centrally sulcate, and very strongly transversely 

 striate ; posterior tibiae with a moderate sized spine at about one- 

 third from apex. 



Long. excl. tegm. 14 to 15 milliin. Exp. tegm. 32 millim. 



Habitat. Malay Archipelago, Obi Island (van Re- 

 nesse, van Duvenbor-g — Brit. Mus.). 



Somewhat allied to C. miranda, Butl. In one specimen 

 all the markings to the tes^mina are luteous. 



Cosmoscarta naiteara, sp. n, (Plate IX, fig. 1.) 



Head, face, pronotum, scutellum, anterior femora, and bases of 

 anterior and posterior tibite ochraceous ; two small spots at base of 

 head and inner margins of eyes, two rounded spots on anterior area of 

 pronotum, apical area of scutellum — sometimes its whole surface — 

 body and legs bluish-black ; lateral margins of sternum ochraceous; 

 tegmina piceous, the basal third ochraceous with the veins and a 

 transverse spot on diseoidal area i:)iceous, a broken inwardl\- directed 

 macular ochi'aceous fascia at about one-third from apex ; wings 

 smoky hyaline. 



Var. a. Tegmina with the basal ochraceous area only indicated 

 by outer spots. 



Var. h. Tegmina nearly wholly ochraceous, apical fourth and two 

 or three discal spots only piceous. 



Pronotum gibbous, the lateral and posterior margins reflexed, its 

 surface thickly and finely punctate ; face globular only slightly 

 compressed ; posterior tibiae with a strong spine at about one-third 

 from apex which is more obscurely spined. 



Long. excl. tegm. 15 to 17 millim. Exp. tegm. 40 to 48 millim. 



Habitat. Brit. India, Utakamand (Atkinson Coll. — Brit. 

 Mus.), Malabar (Coll. Dist.). 



