8. ■'c'arii-i;;(ifn sp. nnv. ( Fi^'. 2.) 



Male macro])tcn)us. \'citcx, jiroiiotiiin, and sciitcllum, yellow- 

 ish l)ni\\n. ljr.)a(lly whitish alon^" keels; antennae, frons be- 

 tween eyes, and clypeus brown, former with liLiht s])ots; 

 irons below exes and ai)ex oi cly])ens, white. 1a'l;s, white; 

 anterior and intermediate tarsi and band on tibia, dark; 

 dark longitudinal mark on femora; s])ur, li^ght. I'leural s]X)t, 

 small. Abdomen, piceons. maiked with l)rown. Tegmina, 

 hyaline; yellowish between dorsum and axillary veins and across 

 distal part of subcostal cell ; between anal and axillary veins, basal 

 half of median and s]:)reading into radial, 5 to 8 apical cells, also 

 along" apical vein 2 to 4, dark brown; white spot at edge of 5 to 

 7 and across middle of 5 apical cells. \'eins, light, granules ex- 

 ceedingly fine and sparse. Anal spines curved, pointing distallv. 

 Genital styles large, reaching ])ast middle of pygophor, horn- 

 shaped and twisted, without any lateral ])rongs. Ventral spines 

 large, reaching about to middle of ]\vg"o]ihor, sub-cylindrical and 

 rounded at ends, swollen abi)Ut middle, from which point the\- 

 divaricate. The pattern on wings and large ventral spines dis- 

 tinguishes this species. 



Female macropterous, similar to male, except the abdomen, 

 which is lighter. Length : male 2.? mm, 4 mm ; female. 3.5 mm. 

 5 mm. 



Habitat, Laloki Iviver, llritish Xew (ininea, on sugar cane. 



