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produced, a little directed upwardly, tlie areolets large, sub- 

 quadrale, and in single séries, Ihe anterior vesicle or hood large, 

 some.vhat oblong, wilh large areolets, convexly raised aud almost 

 conipletely coverhig liead, whicli bas a curved spine on each 

 side near eyes and hvo porrecl spines in Iront; antennœ with the 

 tirst and second jonits short, incrassate. firsl longer tban second, 

 third very Jong, siender, hirsute, foiirth longer tban tirst and 

 second togetber, linely hirsute, its apex disUnctly thickened; behind 

 the anterior vesicle or hood the disk of tbe pronotum is tlattened 

 and subangularly dilated on each side, centrally acutely carinate, 

 ils posterior area areolate; elytra hyaline, the areolets large and 

 lransverse,tbecostalareadilated,abruptlyconcavely truncateatbase, 

 widened posteriorly, the subcostal area narrow, the discoidal area 

 short and broad with the areolets large and more irregular in shape, 

 apices of the suturai areas broadly rounded; legs somewhat long 

 and siender, Ihe femora slightly thickened. 



Allied lo Gdlealas by the single areolels to the dilated pronotal 

 marginal areas, and principally (liflering l'rom that genus by the 

 structure of the pronotum and the basally concavely-truncate costal 

 areas of the elytra. 



3. — Gadmilos retiarius sp. n. — Pale hyaline; anterior 

 pronotal vesicle, antenna3, disk of pronotum on each side of the 

 medial carination, discoidal area of the elytra (retlecling tlie dark 

 abdomen beneath), and tlie legs, more or less brownish-ochraceous; 

 body beneath black ; antennae with the third and the base of the 

 fourth joint paler and more ochraceous in hue; disk of pronotum 

 more fuscous tban brownish-ochraceous, the margins and the 

 central carinations greyish-white, the disk and latéral marginal 

 areas more or less coarsely punctate; subcostal area of elytra with 

 a slight brownish suffusion near apex of discoidal area;. apices of 

 femora slightly infuscate. 



Length 3 3/4 mill. 



Hab. : Punjab; Lahore (Indian Mus., coll. Dist.). 



(( Common on Chrysanthemums » (Annan dale). 



4. — Stephanitis sordidus sp. n. — Pale sordidly hyaline; 

 body benealh dark brownish; legs pale ochraceous; pronotal 

 vesicle or hood elongate, completely covering head and projecting 

 slightly beyond il; latéral pronotal dilated areas longer tban broad 

 but outwai'dly rounded exhibiling four séries of areolels, médian 

 pronotal carination j-aised, compressed, subconvex and areolate; 

 elytra with the margins of the areolets pale brown. 



