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distance in front of eyes and then obliquely narrowed to apex, which 

 is subacute ; face somewhat flattened, projecting considerably in 

 front of eyes, narrowed towards clypeus; pronotum transverse, 

 moderately convex, anterior and posterior margins straight, lateral 

 margins a little oblique: scutellum broader at base than long, 

 subtriangular. 



Allied to Nimana, Kirk. (vol. iv, p. 281), from which it prin- 

 cipally differs by the structure of the vertex of the head. 



3538. OpMuchus princeps, sp. n. 



Vertex of head pale ochraceous ; prouotum sanguineous, with 

 two pale transverse spots near anterior margin ; scutellum obscure 

 ochraceous, with a central line and two obtriangular spots on 

 anterior margin black ; tegmina stramineous, the basal angles 

 black, apical area testaceous margined and mottled with fuscous- 



Fig. 15. Ophiticus princeps. 



brown ; face ochraceous ; body and legs pale ochraceous ; vertex 

 of head with a central longitudinal slightly carinate line ; face 

 obliquely striate on each lateral area; pronotum very finely 

 rugulose; posterior tibiae strongly spinulose. 



Length incl. tegm. o millim. 



Hob. Travancore. 



Genus KANA. (Vol. IV, p. 285.) 



3539. Kana signata, sp. n. 



Vertex of head and pronotum creamy-white, the lateral margins 

 indistinctly pale stramineous, and with a central longitudinal 

 sanguineous fascia which gradually narrows to apex of head ; 

 scutellum black, this black coloration extending over base of pro- 

 notum ; tegmina pale stramineous, lateral margins and about 



