248 Mr. G. W. Kirkaldy's Memoir upon the 



^ Body sparsely and shortly pilose. Head (with eyes) broader than 

 long, short behind the eyes, the latter prominent. Antenna not 

 incrassate, 2nd segment 4 times as long as 1st, § longer than 3rd. 



Long. 31 mill., lat. nearly 1 mill. 



Hah. SiND, Karachi. 



5. Sphinrtothorax montanihni, sp. nov. 

 (Plate V, fig. 8 ; Plate VI, fig. 8.) 



Superficially like Orectodems aimjumis, Uhler, but much larger. 

 Head, apex of 2nd and 3rd segments of antenna;, tarsi, etc., black. 

 Scutellum pale reddish-black. Eyes, pronotum, sterna, elytra, 

 legs, etc., reddish-brown ; an oblique band near the base of corium 

 and the base of cuneus — stramineoflavous. Antennae stramineo- 

 flavous, 1st segment infuscate. Membrane cinereohyaline, nervures 

 dark brown. 



Head nearly vertical in front of the eyes, Avider at eyes than the 

 anterior lobe of pronotum. Eyes forming continuous curve with the 

 lateral margins of the head. Head three times as long as 1st segment 

 of antenna' (which does not reach to apex of head) ; 2nd segment 

 apically incrassate, nearly 5 times as long as 1st and nearly twice as 

 long as 3rd. Rostrum reaching to base of intermediate coxae. Coxa? 

 somewhat long, anterior pair inserted in the anterior lobe of the 

 sterna. Hamus very obscurely indicated. 



Long. 9 mill., lat. 2i mill. 



Hah. Zanzibar. 



This genus, which is probably an ant-mimic, is closely 

 allied structurally to the American Orccfodcras, Uhler, 

 which is catalogued by Atkinson among his Plagiogna- 

 tharia, but which, however, belongs to his Pilophoraria. 



Hckista, gen. nov. 



Densely, somewhat coarsely, pilose. Head shining, smooth. Pro- 

 notum strongly but finely punctured, except on the smooth anterior 

 callosities. Head almost vertical, longer than high, vertex transverse, 

 very short, basally marginate. Pronotal collar iiarrow, pronotum 

 about |- longer than 1st segment of antenn;u, roundly convex, base 

 convex. Elytra rugose-punctate. Posterior femora not reaching to 

 apex of abdomen, elytra reaching well beyond the latter. First 

 segment of posterior tarsi a trifle longer than the 2nd. 



This genus has no near allies, being distinguished from the other 

 " Pilophoraria" (of Reuter) l)y the short vertex, of which the apical 

 margin is very slightly roundly produced (almost truncate) in front 



