460 SUBFAMILY STENINAE 



spot near each eye smooth and shining, otherwise the whole 

 of the frons is moderately roughly, fairly densely and deeplv 

 pLmctLired ; antennae slender, the two basal joints thicker. 

 •2nd joint shorter than 1st, 3rd much more slender, about 

 2 J times longer than 2nd, 4th 2| times the length of the 2nd, 

 5th still shorter, club-shaped, apical joints longer than 

 broad ; palpi slender. 



rrothorax narrow, nearly twice as long as broad, laterally 

 hardly dilated, lieiiiiid the middle slightly constricted, equally 

 convex, fairly roughly but not rugosely punctured ; backwards 

 a small , smooth median line is visible. 



Elytra at the suture of the same length as prothorax, but 

 considerably broader, tiie humeral angles piominent, sides 

 parallel, backwards slightly constricted, at the posterioi 

 uiaroin broadlv emaroinate, at- tlie base of the suture 

 iiupressed, punctuies of a similar kind as on prothorax. 

 not confluent. 



Abdomen at the base considerably narrower than elytra, 

 laterally not bordered, across tlie four first segments 

 constricted, nea)iy as strongly but not so densely punctured 

 as elytra, punctures of the last segment considerably finer : 

 the 5th tergite shows a whitish skinfold. 



Legs slender, femora towards the apex broadly constricted ; 

 tarsi sliglitly more than h.alf as long as the tibia, 1st joint 

 nearly as long as the following together, the last ones with 

 long hairs, the 4th bilobate. 



The upper surface sho^^s no sign of a microsculpture. 



Lenf>th of bodv 5.8 mm. 1 9 from Bandar Baro. Sumatra. 

 East Coast, 850 metres (Corporal). 



Typus in coll. Benick. 



Explanation of Plate H. 



Fig. 1. Kalahita operculata n. sp., natural size.* 



,, 2. Pomponia rajah n. sp., natural size.* 



.. 8. Stcn:>s in]uber(ji n. sp., (12/1). 



The fine punctures of elytra mark the dark maculae. 



,. 4. Tip of abdomen of Stenus vijobergi n. sp. (90/1). 



.. 5. Stoius sctosus n. sp. (12/1). 



,, 6. Tip of abdomen of Stenus setosus n. sp. (25/1). 



., 7. Stenus meyeri n. sp. (12/1). 



,, 8. ilind tarsus of Stenus meyeri n. sp. (20/1). 



* For description see Art. XXXIV, Cicadas from N. Sarawak. By the 

 late Dr. J. C. Moulton. 



