BY DR. J. C. MOtJLTON. 5l)9 



10. POMPONIA FUSCA. 



3 9 from Mt. Murud, 6000--7000 feet. 



The identity of this species is doubtful. It was described 

 by OHver in 1791 from Sumatra, but without seeing the type 

 it is impossible from the description alone to distinguish it 

 with certainty from closely allied species such as P. li)ie(iri.s. 



11. POMPONIA RAJAH n. sp. 



Moulton, F.M.S. Museum Journal 1923, p. 109. 



Male. 



Head including eyes much narrower than base of mesonotiini. 

 face tumid, rostrum just passing posterior coxae. Head and 

 thorax greenish-olivaceous mottled with castaneous markings, 

 the oceli black, a vertical castaneous line on pronotum, 

 inner margin and base of post, ocular tumescene on pronotum 

 castaneous, lateral margin toothed anteriorly, broadened at 

 base. Mesonotum with six heavy blotch-like fasciae, two in 

 front of cruciform elevation, two outwardly touching these and 

 extending to anterior margin of mesonotum, two attenuated 

 anteriorly and forming, with a central line, a rough trident; 

 golden pilum on lateral margins on mesonotum. The abdomen 

 dark castaneous with scanty pale golden pilum. Opercula 

 broad, lateral margin and apex evenly and broadl}' rounded, not 

 extending to 2nd abdominal segment tegmina hyaline, but 

 slightly bronzed, bases of 3rd, 5th and 7th apical areas heavily 

 infuscated ; a row of well-defined neural spots along t'.ie hind- 

 margin. Wings clear hyaline. 



Exp. tegni. 131-139 mm. Total length abd, (excl. tegni.) 

 46—48 mm. 



Type Mt. Murud, 6500 feet. Sarawak November 19-2'2 coll. 

 Dr. E. Mjoberg. Deposited in British Museum. 



cf and 9 in the Sarawak Mu.seum from the same locality. 



Nearest to Pomponia decern , but differs in the longer rostrum, 

 smaller expanse of tegmina, more rounded opercula, heavier 

 mottlings on mesonotum, and heavier infuscations on the 

 tegmina. It lacks the intra-neural smoky tinge characteristic 

 of the apical areas in decern. The ocelli in that species are 

 not on black ground-colour as in rajah. Both species occur 

 together in the same region. 



One male of the three examples of rajah has a second 

 infuscated nervule closing the 3rd apical area on the left 

 tegmen. 



