466 Mr. W. L. Distant on 



Byrebistus, gen. no v. 



Head much shorter than broad between eyes, subcorneal ly 

 rounded in front, the central lobe a little globosely prominent ; 

 eyes oblique, somewhat large and prominent, ocelli placed 

 centrally near base, nearer to each other than to eyes ; pro- 

 notum depressed anteriorly, broader at base than long, lateral 

 angles subprominent, anteriorly depressed, basal margin 

 almost straight ; scutellum almost as long as broad, centrally, 

 strongly, longitudinally depressed ; tegmina much longer 

 than body ; posterior tibiaj with a moderately short spine at 

 about one-third from apex ; other structural characters 

 imperfectly seen in carded specimen. 



I have placed this genus somewhat near Sounama, Dist., 

 from British India. 



Byrehistus nigrltarsus, sp. n. 



Bright shining ochraceous; ocelli, eyes, and apices of tarsi 

 black ; body beneath imperfectly seen in carded type ; head 

 with the central lobe subglobosely elevated ; pronotum thickly 

 finely punctate, slightly centrally longitudinally depressed on 

 basal area, a short, central, more impunctate, transverse space 

 behind anterior margin ; scutellum finely thickly punctate, 

 strongly, centrally, longitudinally impressed; tegmina with 

 the claval area and about basal third of costal area thickly 

 punctate ; apex of the spine to posterior tibiae black ; veins 

 on apical halves of tegmina prominent and slightly darker in 

 hue. 



Long. 8 mm. 



Hah. Mt. Ignambi. 



Family JassidSB. 

 Subfam. Ledrinjz. 



Petalucephala aurescens, sp. n. 



Bright shining ochraceous, apical areas of the tegmina 

 very pale ochraceous : eyes black ; head with a few oro found 

 punctures defining an anterior submarginal area; pronotum 

 thickly finely punctate ; scutellum with the basal area a little 

 darker, and thickly, very finely punctate, the apex and 

 narrow lateral margins paler and le.ss punctate; tegmina 

 with the veins moderately prominent ; posterior tibiae longly 

 finely spinose. 



Long. 5^-7 mm. 



Hab. llouadou. 



