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3. Cosmoscarta Moores, Distant. 
Cosmoscarta moorei, Distant, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 321 (1878.) 
Black, shining: tegmina with the base both above and below car- 
mine. This coloration consists of a narrow straight subcostal streak of 
about 3 millims. in length and a broader claval streak of about the same 
length, gradually rounded and narrowed atits termination: wings fus- 
cous; costal edge, for about half the length, narrowly tinged with 
carmine : eyes luteous: posterior border of scutellum, metanotum, and 
abdominal segments, apex and lateral borders of abdomen, carmine: 
anterior legs dull reddish, femora furnished with a strong spine; inter- 
mediate legs pitchy: mesosternum with two very large conical, thick 
teeth. Body long 13: exp. teg. 35 millims. 
Reported from Sikkim. 
4, COSMOSCARTA FUSCIPENNIS, St. Fargeau. 
Cercopis fuscipennis, St. Farge. & Serv., Enc. Méth. x. p. 605 (1825.) 
Cercopis plana, Walker, List Hom. B. M. iii. p. 653 (1851): J. L. 8. Zool. i. p. 
95 (1856) : ibid. x. p. 276 (1867). 
Cosmoscarta fuscipennis, Stal, Hem. Fabr. 2 p. 11 (1869): Butler, Cist. Ent. i. 
p. 246 (1874). 
Black : head, chest, rostrum except its black tip, and the fore-border 
of the tegmina from one to two-thirds of its length, red: wings dark 
grey. Thorax sometimes with two black points. Body long 12: exp. 
teg. 27 millims. 
Reported from Java, Penang, Mount Ophir, Malabar (Walker). 
5. CosMoscarTA MEGAMERA, Butler. 
Cercopis nigripennis, Walker (nec Fabricius), List Hom. B. M. iii. p. 653 (1851). 
Cosmoscarta megamera, Butler, Cist. Ent. i. p. 246, t. viii. f. 3 (1874): Distant, 
J. A. S. B. xlviii. (2), p. 38, (1879). 
Form and general coloration of OC. fuscipennis (St. Fargeau), but at 
once distinguished by its much greater size, black legs, the narrower 
reddish costal edge and less pronounced basal reddish diffusion on 
teomira. The colour of the thorax and head also varies from piceous to 
castaneous and bright testaceous (Putler). Body long 16—19: exp. 
teg. 39—47 millims. 
Reported from Hong-Kong, Laos, Java, Penang, Tenasserim, Silhat : 
the Indian Museum possesses specimens from Sikkim, Sibsagar, Naga 
Hills, and Tenasserim. 
6. CoOsMOSCARTA FUNERALIS, Butler. 
Cosmoscarta funeralis, Butler, Cist. Ent. i. p. 247, t. viii, f. 4 (1874). 
Form of C. fuscipennis, St. Far. & Serv., but thorax with a distinct 
central ridge: head and thorax dark castaneous; scutellum piceous, 
