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^Ir. W. L. Distant's Rhyacholal yoles. 329 



Cosinoscarta Juinosa^ sp. n. 



Head, proiiotuin, anJ scutelluin |)ale castaneous, pronotuni 

 Avitlj two lar^e black spots near anterior margin, ocelli pale 

 ocliraceous ; ahiluinen above and l)(;iieath black, the posterior 

 segmental margins [)ale castaneous; sternum black ; lateral 

 margins of prostcrnunj and legs pale tuscous ; face, rostrum, 

 coxaj, trochanters, bases of femora, and posterior tibite [)ale 

 castaneous, spines to posterior tibire dark fuscous ; tegmina 

 dark dull purplish red, apical area and about seven large 

 spots black, the spots placed, one basal and two curved trans- 

 verse series of three spots each ; wings very pale fuliginous, 

 the veins darker ; face globose, the central sulcations broad 

 but not profound ; rostrum reaching the intermediate coxai ; 

 tegmina not quite two and a halt times as long as broad ; 

 posterior tibiai with a long prominent spine beyond middle 

 and a short spine near base. 



Long., excl. tegm., J.3 mm.; exp. tegm. 32 mm. 



Hah. Darjiling (type Biit. Mus.) ; iSikhim, Rungpo 

 (Ind. Mus.). 



Allied to C. ochraceicollis, Schmidt. 



Cosmoscarta nympha, sp. n. 



Head and scutellum black ; pronotum ocliraceous, with an 

 anterior fascia behind eyes and the posterior margin broadly 

 black ; abdomen above shining black, the posterior segmental 

 margins narrowly dull ocliraceous ; body beneath black, legs 

 somewhat fuscous ; tegmina pale testaceous, apical area 

 paler, more ocbraceous, and there fuscous on the apical 

 margin, beyond middle three fuscous spots in transverse 

 series, the two uppermost small, the lowermost larger and 

 somewhat lunate in shape; wings palely fuliginous; face 

 with the centra! sulcation moderately well pronounced (espe- 

 cially near base, where it is broadest) ; rostrum reaching the 

 intermediate coxse ; tegmina less than two and a half times 

 as long as broad ; posterior tibi?e with a prominent long 

 spine beyond middle, and a smaller but distinct spine near 

 base. 



Long., excl. tegm., 11 mm. ; exp. tegm. 30 mm. 



J lab. Assam ; Kliasi Hills {C/iennell, Brit. Mus.). 



Allied to C. diiuidiata^ Dall. 



Cosmoscarta halteata, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and scutellum shining black ; pronotum 

 with a broad, anterior, transverse, ocliraceous fascia ; abdo- 

 men above and body beneath and legs black ; lateral margins 



