MATA. 119 



verse striae to face, a line between face and e^^es, inner margins of 

 eyes, outer margins of prosternum, a central line to rostrum and 

 its apex, spots to coxae and trochanters, linear streaks to femora, 

 and the apices of tibiae black ; tegmina and wings hyaline, venation 

 alternately ochraceous and fuscous ; tegmina with the transverse 

 veins at bases of second, third, fifth, and seventh apical areas 

 infuscated, and a marginal sei'ies of small fuscous spots near apices 

 of longitudinal veins to apical areas. 



Length excl. tegm., d , 26 ; exp. tegm. 88 millim. 



Hah. Sikhim {Ind. Mus.). Eastern Himalayas {Coll. Dist.). 



a^. Rostrum reaching third abdominal segment. 



\y. Opercula piceous, not quite meeting inwardly, posterior and 

 lateral margins convex. 



1614. Oncotympana melanoptera, Dist. (Pompouia) Tr. E. S. 1904, 

 p. 672, pi. XXX, f. 3, a, b. 



Head, prouotum, and mesonotuin olivaceous-green ; head with 

 the anterior margin and a basal triangular spot to front, some 

 reticulate lateral markings to vertex, and the area of ocelli black ; 

 pronotum with the basal and lateral margins dull ochraceous, 

 with two central longitudinal waved black fasciae, widened on 

 anterior margin and united posteriorly, on each side of these are 

 two oblique purplisli spots and some black marks on the lateral 

 areas ; mesonotum with two sets of central obconical spots arranged 

 in pairs, a longer obconical spot on each side, four anterior 

 marginal spots, and a central lateral and apical spot black ; 

 cruciform elevation with its apical angles black ; abdomen black, 

 a few obscure ochraceous spots above, and in the male with the 

 anterior margin of the second abdominal segment and a spot on 

 each side of anal segment white ; sternum, rostrum, and legs 

 olivaceous ; transverse marginal striae to face black ; opercula 

 piceous ; tegmina and wings hyaline, the first with the costal 

 membrane and basal venation olivaceous, remaining venation 

 fuscous, transverse veins at bases of second, third, fifth, and seventh 

 apical areas infuscated, and a submarginal series of small fuscous 

 spots near apices of longitudinal veins to apical areas. 



Length excl. tegm., S & $ , 20 ; exp. tegm. 68 to 70 millim. 



Rah. Mussooree {MacKinnon). 



Genus MATA, no v. 



Type, M. Jcama, Dist. 



Distribution. British India. Java. 



Head (including eyes) about as wide as base of mesonotum, 

 distinctly shorter than space between eyes ; prouotum shorter 

 than mesonotum, its lateral margins a little convex, sinuate 

 before the posterior lateral angles, which are moderately lobately 

 produced ; abdomen in male short, about as long as space between 



