742 Mr. W. L. Distant on 



with numerous small fuscous spots, of wliich tlie largest one 

 is above the clavus, on apical half several waved fuscous 

 lines, the apices of the apical veins also fuscous ; wings 

 hyaline, the veins darker. 



Long., excl. tegm., 3 mm.; exp. tegm. 11 mm. 



Bab. Central India (Brit. Mus.). 



A single specimen thus labelled is my only knowledge of 

 this species. 



Paramicrixia, gen. nov. 



Head much shorter than the anterior margin of the pro- 

 notura, vertex short and narrow, a little widened anteriorly, 

 the apices of the lateral margins prominent ; face moderately 

 long and narrow, gradually widening to clypeus, the lateral 

 margins strongly ridged ; clypeus sliorter than face, centrally 

 ridged ; pronotum short but broad, centrally ridged, the 

 lateral angles distinctly spined ; mesonotum about as long as 

 pronotum and vertex together, tricarinate, the central carina- 

 tion straight, the sublateral ones more or less curved ; 

 abdomen short and broad ; legs somewhat slender, posterior 

 tibiai not spined; tegmina and wings hyaline; tegmina only 

 slightly more than twice as long as broad, tlie apex sub- 

 conically rounded, costal membrane large and distinct, at 

 its apex and beneath stigma is a somewhat rounded cell, 

 its inner margin connected by sinuate transverse veins to the 

 posterior margin near claval apex, three apical cells beyond 

 stigma and two cells caused by vein-bifurcation on apical 

 margin; wings about as broad as but shorter than tegmina, 

 two apical cells caused by vein-bifurcation. 



Tills peculiar genus finds its ally iu the Mexican Micrixiaj 

 Fowl. 



Paramicrixia diaphana, sp. n. 



Body above bronzy black ; lateral margins of vertex 

 testaceous ; body beneath black ; apex of clypeus, rostrum, 

 basal area of abdomen, and the femora more or less ochra 

 ceous, tibise piceous ; lateral margins of face testaceous, a 

 little greyish before clypeus; tegmina and wings hyaline and 

 unmarked, save by the dark venation and the very narrow 

 piceous margins, the margin at the stigmatal area is slightly 

 more pronounced. 



Long., excl. tegm., 3 mm. ; exp. tegm. 9 mm. 



Hab. Bengal (Brit. Mus.). 



The British Museum possesses a single specimen of this 

 interesting species. 



