678 Mr. W. L. Distant's 



Cosmoscaria castanea, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, scutellum, sternum and legs pale castaneous ; 

 abdomen violaceous brown ; tegmina pale castaneous with two 

 narrow transverse ochraceous fascia3, — the first a little curved about 

 one-fourtli from base, the second more slender and broken about one- 

 third from apex ; wings pale brownish. 



Pronotum thickly and finely punctate, with an obscure central 

 carination, two foveate impressions near anterior margin, and an 

 elongate impression behind each lateral angle, margins retiexed, 

 posterior margin concavely sinuate ; face shortly and moderately 

 sulcate, moderately transversely striate ; j^osterior tiliite with a very 

 short sjjine near base, and a long spine at about one-third from apex. 



Long. excl. tegm. 13 millim. Exp. tegm. 40 millini. 



Habitat. British India, Naga Hills (Capt. Butler, in 

 Atkinson Coll.— Brit. Mus.). 



Cosuioscarta nagasana, sp. n. 



Body bluish-black; apex of abdomen, cox?e, and legs dull reddish ; 

 tibiae and tarsi piceous ; eyes luteous ; tegmina piceous with two 

 transverse luteous fasciae — the first broadest at about one-fourth from 

 l)ase, the second at about one-third from apex ; wings smbky hyaline. 



Pronotum finely punctate with two large transverse foveaj near 

 anterior margin, and a smaller foveate impression near each lateral 

 angle, posterior margin truncate, lateral angles reflexed ; scutellum 

 transversely foveate at base ; posterior tiljife with a strong spine at 

 about one-third from apex. 



Long. excl. tegm. 12 millim. Exp. tegm. 28 millim. 



Habitat. British India, Naga Hills (Doberty — Coll. 

 Dist.). 



Allied to C. bivittata, St. F. and S., but much smaller, 

 colour of legs different, etc. 



Cosmoscarta montana, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum and sternum bluish-black, scutellum, abdomen 

 and legs ochraceous, abdomen above with the basal segmental margins 

 narrowly piceous ; tegmina Ijlack with about basal fifth and a trans- 

 verse fascia a little beyond centre luteous ; wings pale smoky 

 hyaline. 



Pronotum very finely and obscurely punctate ; strongly foveate on 

 each side of anterior area and more narrowly so near each lateral 



