138 APPENDIX. HYDBOMETRID^;. 



Genus MICROVELIA. (Vol. II, p. 174.) 



2911. Microvelia albomaculata, Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) iii, p. 499 

 (1909). 



Dull piceous black with a greyish pubescence, which is more 

 pronounced and forms a marginal fascia to head continued inside 

 eyes to base and a submarginal fascia to pronotum ; a reddish 

 ochraceous anterior marginal fascia to prouotum, not reaching the 

 anterior angles ; hernelytra largely spotted with greyish white, of 

 which a large spot occupies the greater part of clavus excluding 

 apex, coriuin with two large basal marginal spots, three irregularly 

 shaped spots in transverse series a little beyond middle, a large 



Fig. 74. Microvelia albomaculata. 



subapical meinbranal spot and a smaller subapical spot at inner 

 margin ; legs pale ochraceous ; antennae fuscous, first joint very 

 slightly longer than second or third joints, which are shortest and 

 subequal in length, fourth longest, its apex distinctly acuminate ; 

 head subglobosely arched ; lateral angles of the pronotum sub- 

 angularly prominent : lateral margins of the hemelytra concavely 

 sinuate and finely shortly hirsute ; apices of tibiae and tarsi more 

 or less obscurely fuscous*. 



Length 2 millim. 



Hob. E. Bengal ; Eajshai (Annandale). 



2912. Microvelia kumaonensis. Dist. A. M. N. H. (8) iii, p. 500 

 (1909). 



Head, pronotum, and body beneath dull black ; apex of head, 

 anterior margin of pronotum (centrally interrupted and not 



