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are castaneous ; tegmina without the longitudinal fasciae, but with 

 the apical and one-third of the inner margin and the stigma 

 fuscous. 



Long. excl. tegm., 7 millim, Long, head, 3 millim. Long, 

 tegm., 6 millim. 



Hah. Australia ; Peak Downs. 



Subfam. EURYBEACHYDIN^. 

 Messena radiata, n. sp. (PL XIII., fig. 1.) 



Head and thorax above ochraceous, with irregular darker 

 markings ; face ochraceous, its anterior margin speckled with 

 fuscous. Abdomen sanguineous, its lateral margins and anal 

 appendages orange-yellow. Sternum and legs pale ochraceous, 

 anterior femora and tibiae speckled with blackish ; posterior tibiae 

 — excluding base, — rostrum — excluding apex, — and posterior coxal 

 spots black. Abdomen beneath orange-yellow, the segmental 

 margins and apex somewhat fuscous. Tegmina with almost basal 

 half ochraceous, shaded with purplish towards its margins, and 

 with a few scattered discal small purplish spots ; remaining area 

 pale greyish brown, with a central subapical spot, a spot near apex 

 of inner margin, and some very small scattered spots on apical 

 margin, black. Wings pale greyish, with three subapical marginal 

 black spots. 



Long. excl. tegm., 12 millim. Exp. tegm., 36 millim. 



Hab. Continental India; Neelgiri Hills (if a?«j3sow). 



Most nearly allied to the Eurybracliys ruhrescens, 

 Walk., which belongs to this genus. 



Kandiana, gen. nov. 



Allied to Messena, but with the tegmina very long and 

 narrow, much longer than the wings, which are also 

 narrower than the tegmina. Posterior tibiae — in speci- 

 men here described — with five spines on one tibia and 

 six on the other ; probably six in normal specimens. 



Kandiana lewisi, n. sp. (PI. XIII., fig. 2.) 

 Body and legs warm ochraceous ; head and thorax mottled with 

 darker hue ; eyes pale fuscous. Tegmina obscure ochraceous, with 

 two broken macular pale fuscous fasciae near apex, and with some 

 apical marginal spots of the same colour. Wings i)ale obscure 

 ochraceous, the apex greyish, preceded by an elongate fuscous 

 spot, the apical margin narrowly of the same colour. 

 Long. excl. tegm., 9 millim. Exp. tegm., 32 millim. 

 Hab. Ceylon (Lewis). 



