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Genus ZAMILA. 



Zauiila, 11'all: Jouni. Eni. i, p. 304 (1862). 



Microchoria. Kirby, J. Limi. >Soc., Zool. xxiv, p. 147 (1891) : Melivh. 

 Horn. Faun. CeijlotK p. 63 (1903). 



Tvpe, Z. hjeoides, Walk. * 



Distrihution. Oriental Region. 



Head long, produced in a porrect cephalic process, tricarinate 

 above, laterally somewhat broadly flattened and very obsoletely 

 upturned at apex, each lateral area marked with a curved carinate 

 line extending from clypeus to about middle, where it is continued 

 truncately across the upper surface and above which it is only 

 centrally carinate ; face broadly longitudinally excavate between 

 t\vo lateral somewhat laminate ridges ; clypeus with central and 

 marginal ridges, the latter being somewhat obsolete ; antennse 

 placed beneath eyes, the second joint strongly subglobose ; pro- 

 uotum somewhat narrow, centrally tricarinate. its anterior margin 

 concavely excavate on each side behind eyes, lateral margins 

 obliquely straight, lateral angles shortly subacute ; mesonotum 

 tricarinate; legs moderately short, posterior tibije with two spines, 

 posterior tarsi with the basal joint long and subglobose ; tegmina 

 long, somewhat narrow, their apices truncately rounded, costal 

 membrane with numerous transvei'se A'eins, apical area transversely 

 veined ; wings scarcely or only slightly wider than tegmina. 



1887. Zamila lycoides. Wall-. Joum. Ent. i, p. 30-"5. t. xv, f. 2. 



(1862), 



Shining brownish-ochraceous ; cephalic process above castaneous; 

 body beneath and legs a little paler ; tegmina brownish-ochraceous, 

 the costal membrane and apical area infuscate, in some specimens 

 the costal membrane concolorous, some minute brown spots 

 varying in number on anterior disk ; wings brownish-ochraceous. 

 the apical area infuscate or concolorous with numerous minute 

 bro-\\ n spots ; posterior femora with a prominent spine near 

 middle. 



Length incl. tegni. 14.3 millim. 



Hah. " India " {Brit. J/?(*.).— Siam {Brit. Mm.). 



The Siamese type from the Pascoe Collection is now in the 

 Xational Collection, which also contains another example labelled 

 " India " ; both are in an unset condition. 



1888. Zamila aberrans, Kirbi/ (^licrochoria). J. Linn. Sac. Zool. xxiv, 



p. 14S. t. V. f. 10 (1891) : Mdich. Horn. Faun. Cei/Um, p. 63, 

 t. ii, f. 13, a (1903). 



Body and legs ochraceous ; lateral areas and under surface of 

 cephalic process much paler ; tegmina very pale tawny-yellow, 



* In his description of this species, Walker lias i-eferred to his fig. 3 

 instead of fig. 2 of pi. xv. s/ipra. 



