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Sastragala binotata, n. s. (PL XII., fig. 12). 

 Apex above brownish ocbraceous, corium with the lateral mar- 

 gins — widened into a spot at centre — dull oehraceous, inwardly 

 shaded with blackish. Membrane bronzy. Head transversely 

 wrinkled; antennae oehraceous, third joint much longer than the 

 second (remainder mutilated). Pronotum and scutellum sparingly 

 and coarsely punctate, the corium more thickly punctate. Pro- 

 notum with the lateral angles produced into long, somewhat 

 corneal spines, their apices subacute and very slightly reflexed 

 backwardly. Body beneath and legs oehraceous, rostrum with the 

 apex pitchy. Long. 13 mm. ; exp. pronot. angl. 10 mm. 



Hab. Sikkiin (coll. Dist.). 



Sastragala parmata, n. s. 



Body above brownish oehraceous ; pronotal spines reddish 

 brown ; scutellum with a large cordate oehraceous spot surrounded 

 with blackish. Antennas oehraceous, third and fourth joints some- 

 what darker, second and third joints subequal in length, a little 

 shorter than fourth (remainder mutilated) ; eyes purplish brown. 

 Pronotum sparingly and coarsely punctate, the lateral angles 

 produced into long thick rounded spines, very slightly reflexed at 

 apices. Scutellum with the central spot levigate, remainder 

 coarsely punctate, the apex oehraceous. Corium coarsely punctate, 

 with the lateral margin luteous and levigate. Body beneath and 

 legs oehraceous ; rostrum with the apex pitchy. Long. 12 mm. ; 

 exp. pronot. angl. 9 mm. 



Hab. North India (sic), (coll. Dist.). 



Sastragala jaranensis, n. s. 

 Body above pale brownish ; head, lateral and anterior margins 

 and a transverse fascia across anterior disk of pronotum, and the 

 lateral margins of the corium, luteous ; eyes and pronotal spines 

 black ; scutellum black, with a large rounded discal oehraceous 

 spot. Antennas oehraceous, second joint shortest, third and fourth 

 joints longest and subequal in length. Pronotum with the posterior 

 disk coarsely punctate, the anterior portion impunctate, excepting 

 a row of punctures on anterior margin, the lateral angles produced 

 into long acutely pointed spines, very slightly reflexed at apices. 

 Scutellum coarsely punctate, excepting the central luteous spot. 

 which is, levigate. Curium thickly and coarsely punctate, excluding 

 lateral margins, which are levigate. Membrane pale oehraceous 



