322 Mr. W. L. Distant on 
Rostrum with the apex fuscous and reaching the posterior 
coxe. 
Tegmina and wings pale hyaline, the venation dull 
ochraceous. Ye 
Long., excl. tegm., 15 millim. ; exp. tegm. 46 millim. 
Hab. Venezuela. 
The most closely allied species to the one here described is 
C. calida, Walk. 
Melampsalta rosacea, sp. n. 
&. Head greenish ochraceous. Pronotum and _meso- 
notum pale g ereenish, the last with two obscure obconical spots 
at anterior margin, and with two dark greenish but obscure 
fasciz on each side. Abdomen rosy castaneous. Head and 
thorax beneath greenish ochraceous ; legs pale greenish, with 
the apices of the tibiz and the tarsi pale fuscous. Abdomen 
beneath paler than above, with the segmental margins 
narrowly cchraceous. Opercula pale greenish, obliquely 
directed inwardly, concavely narrowed on each side near 
base, and with their apices rounded. 
Rostrum greenish ochraceous, its apex pitchy and just 
passing the ” intermediate cox, Anterior femora armed 
beneath with three strong spines. 
Tegmina and wings pale hyaline, the first with the basal 
portion of venation ‘greenish, remainder and that of wings 
pale fuscous. 
Long., excl. tegm., 23 millim.; exp. tegm. 59 millim. 
Hab. New Caledonia and Ruk Island. 
A female specimen from New Caledonia now before me 
has the abdomen as dark beneath as above, with an obscure, 
central, longitudinal, pale fuscous fascia. 
Melampsalia convicta, sp. n. 
Body above brownish ochraceous. Head with the frontal 
margins and the area of the ocelli black. Pronotum with 
three small and very obscure black spots near anterior 
margin, the incisures also somewhat darker. Mesonotum 
with four obconical black spots, the outermost two very long, 
and two rounded spots in front of the anterior angles of the 
basal cruciform elevation, black. Abdomen with transverse 
fascia at the anterior segmental margins and a series of 
lateral marginal spots, black. Body beneath brownish 
ochraceous ; the disk of lateral striations to face, apex of 
rostrum, and a basal spot to abdomen black ; femora pale 
castaneous. 
