Bhynchota collected in Birara and Lifu. 335 



P. BIRARA, Sp. IIOV. 



Allied to P. producta (Spinola), but smaller and differs as 

 follows : — 



Apparently immaculate. Frons distinctly carinate along the 

 middle. Pronotum and scutellnm distinctly 3-carinate. Tegmina 

 narrower, intero-apical angle somewhat obtuse — not strongly acute as 

 in P. producta (Spin.) and P. dubia (Kirby). 



Preserved in alcohol and not in good condition. 



Long. 7 mm. (exclusive tegmina) ; 1H mm. (with tegmina) ; 

 expanse about 23h mm. 



Hob. Birara ( Willey). 



Genus Euricania, Melichar. 



Euricania, Melichar, 1899, Ann. Hof. Wien, XIII, p. 255. 



Distributed over the Oriental region up to Japan and 

 over the Pacific Islands. 



E. splendida, Fabr. 



Flata splendida, Fabr., 1803, Syst. Rhyng. p. 50. 



Bicania splendida, Guerin, 1838, Voy. Coquille, p. 191, 



[PI. 10, fig. 10 (1831)]. 

 Euricania splendida, Melichar, 1899, Ann. Hofmus. XIII, 



p. 262 (PL 10, fig. 8). 



Hob. Birara (Willey), two examples without the white 

 tegrainal spots; also recorded from New Guinea, Dorei, 

 Triton Bay, Kimgunan, Meisol, Key and Sula (Melichar). 



Genus Tarundia, Stal. 



Tarundia, Stal, 1859, Berlin Ent. Zeit. Ill, p. 325; 

 Melichar, 1899, Ann. Hofmus. Wien, XIII, p. 265. 



Distributed over South Africa, the smaller Mascarene 

 Islands, New Guinea, the Solomons Islands. 



T. glaucescens, Melichar. 



Tarundia glaucescens, Melichar, 1899, Ann. Hofm. Wien, 

 XIII, p. 267. 



Hab. Birara (Willey), also recorded from New Guinea. 



Hajar, gen. nov. 



Allied to Tarundia, Stal, and Pochazina, Melichar, but dis- 

 tinguished by the basal cell emitting four nerves and by a different 

 disposition of basal nerves. 



