OSSIPAGA. 185 



thickly punctate; scutellum and clavus coarsely punctate, the 

 carinations on the former im punctate. 



Length 5 millim. 



Hal>. South India; Chikkahallapura (T. V. Campbell). 



Genus OSSIPAGA, nov. 



Type, 0. ceylanica, Dist. 



Distribution. Ceylon. 



Head nearly twice as broad as long, apex of the central lobe 

 somewhat acutely produced, eyes moderately stylated and directed 

 both a little forwardly and upvVardly ; ocelli prominent, placed 

 near base ; antennae pilose, basal joint scarcely reaching apex of 

 head, second and fourth joints subequal in length, each a little 

 longer than third ; rostrum about reaching the intermediate 

 coxae; pronofrum almost as broad as long at base, anterior margin 

 truncate, a little more than half the basal breadth, the lateral 

 angles subprominent ; sculellum small, triangular ; corium with 

 the lateral margins strongly sinuate, concave near base, convex 

 towards apex ; membrane passing the abdominal apex ; legs 

 pile 



3770. Ossipaga ceylanica, sp. n. 



Head and anterior area of pronotum dark brownish-ochraceous,. 

 remaining pronotal area and scutellum pale ochraceous ; corium 

 semi-hyaline, a costal central marginal spot and the apical margin 



Fig. 85. Ossipaga ceylanica. 



dark brownish-ochraceous ; membrane hyaline, with some darker 

 inacular suffusions and reflecting the dark abdomen beneath ; 

 head beneath and prosternum dark brou nish-ochraceous ; abdo- 

 men and legs paler in hue, femora darker; head, pronotum and 



