XESTOCEPHA.LUS. BANU8, 5& 



3573. Xestocephalus nilgiriensis, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, scutellutn, body beneath and legs pale ochra- 

 ceous, a dark spot at each basal angle of the scutellutn ; tegraina pale 

 ochraceous, a waved broken macular fascia at a short distance from 

 base, followed by two spots, one inside and the other just outside 

 claval area, a waved transverse fascia near middle and a somewhat 

 similar fascia beyond middle, followed by a spot on inner margin 

 and a short subapical fascia, black ; vertex of head shorter than 

 pronotum, its anterior margin rounded; face scarcely longer than 

 width at base, distinctly narrowing towards apex. 



In some varietal specimens there is a dark spot at basal angle 

 of tegmina. 



Length incl. tegm. 4 millim. 



Hab. Nilgiri Hills ; Lovedale (T. V. Campbell). 



3574. Xestocephalus transversus, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, scutellum, body beneath and legs pale ochra- 

 ceous ; basal and apical margins of vertex, a medial transverse 

 fascia to pronotum, and a spot near each basal angle of scutellum, 

 fuscous-brown ; tegmina pale ochraceous, four elongate spots in 

 claval area (a cluster of three near middle, and one at apex), and an 

 outer marginal series of spots, black ; vertex of head about as long 

 as pronotum and somewhat conically rounded anteriorly ; face 

 imperfectly seen in carded unique type. 



Length incl. tegm. 3 millim. 



Hab. South India; Kodaikanal (T. V. Campbell). 



3575. Xestocephalus dissimilis, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum and scutellum ochraceous, eyes black; vertex 

 speckled with brown; pronotum with a small black spot behind 

 each eye, and before and between these spots two small transverse- 

 linear dark impressions ; scutellum with some small obscure pale 

 spots, the extreme apex with a similar pale margin ; tegmina dull 

 pale ochraceous, three small spots on claval inner margin, two on 

 posterior half of costal margin, and three on disk, black ; the 

 tegmiua have also irregular greyish mottlings ; vertex of head 

 about as long as pronotum, its anterior margin somewhat conically 

 rounded ; face distinctly narrowed towards clypeus, some minute 

 darker spots on anterior margin between the eyes, and with a pale 

 longitudinal spot before apex. 



Length incl. tegm. 4 millim. 



Hab. South India; Chikkaballapura (T. V. Campbell). 



Genus BANUS. (Vol. IV, p. 353.) 

 3570. Banns maculosus, sp. n. 



Pale ochraceous ; vertex of head with irregular piceous mark- 

 ings, which consist principally of an anterior submarginal series 

 of small spots and a little larger spot near the inner margin of 

 each eye ; pronotum with a continuous macular piceous fascia on 



