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Family SALDID^. (Vol. II, p. 404.) 



Subfamily SALDIN^E. (Vol. II, p. 404.) 



Genus SALDA. (Vol. II, p. 404.) 

 SALDA DIXONI. (Vol. II, p. 405.) 



Since describing this species I have seen many more examples. 

 It is of a somewhat variable nature ; frequently not only the first 

 joint, but also the second joint of the antennae is luteous, and in 

 some varieties the lateral margins of the corium are not luteous, 

 but paler in hue and of almost the same hue as the membrane. 



Add : Bab. Punjab ; Simla Hills, Theog, 8000 ft. (Annandale). 

 Bengal ; Calcutta. Ceylon ; Weligama (Bainbrigge- Fletcher). 



"Jumping and flying at edge of pond " (Annandale). 



2998. Salda inconstans, Dist. Ann. Soc. Ent. Bdy. liii, p. 375 (1909). 



Pitchy black, thickly shortly palely pilose ; legs ochraceous, 

 more or less streaked with black or piceous ; coriurn spotted with 

 greyish ochraceous, first and second spots at about one-third from 



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Fig. 121. Salda inconstans. 



base and each enclosing a dark spot, one"; on each side of apex^of 

 clavus, two (larger) near each of these on corium, a large irregular 

 spot on disk of corium before membrane and another spot on sub- 

 costal area near apex ; membrane pale greyish ochraceous, a black 

 spot near each outer margin, the apex and central longitudinal 

 suffusions pale fuscous, the base narrowly piceous ; antennas with 

 the third and fourth joints subequal in length or third slightly 



