228 Mr. 0. Tl 



lomas on 



Aiitennm reddisli brown; third segment broadly triano-ular 

 at tlie base. 



Front uniformly wide, about one-sixth the breadth of tlie 

 head. Frontal callus black, tumid and very sliiny, consisting 

 of two separate parts — namely, a large trapezium completely 

 filling the space above the base of the antennae, and a smaller 

 somewliat oval patch higher up. Ocelli large and very 

 prominent. Eyes quite bare. 



Scutum and scutellum (denuded) dark. 



Legs reddish brown, tibice and tarsi of first pair black. 

 Spurs on hind tibiae small, reddish brown. 



Wings hyaline, witli a long light-brown spot at the distal 

 end of the first longitudinal vein. Halteres dark brown. 



Abdomen very distinctly ci-oss-banded — tiie after edge of 

 every .segment being light brown ; the rest of the segmeiit 

 being purplish brown in the case of the first two segments, 

 blackish brown in the case of the other segments. 



This species is very similar to S. alcocki in size and 

 general appearance. It can be distinguished from the latter, 

 liowever, by having no angle on the third segment of the 

 antennse. The colour of tde legs is different and the spines 

 on the hind tibijB are not so distinct. The abdomen in this 

 species is darker in colour and more distinctly banded. 



XXVII. — Tivo new Species 0/ Nasua. 

 By Oldfield Thomas. 



(Published by permission of the Trustees of the British Museum.) 



Nasua candace, sp. n. 



Allied to iV. dorsalis, but the black dorsal line scarcely 

 defined. 



Size about as in N. nasua, though the teeth are smaller. 

 General colour above tawny ochraceous, a median darker 

 area, 2-3 in. in breadth, extending from the nape to the 

 base of the tail, but not forming a sharply defined black 

 dorsal line as in dorsalis. Along this area the hairs are 

 cream-buff ba«ally, with tawny or ochraceous tips and black 

 subterminal rings. Under surface brown, the tips of the 

 hairs buft'y, throat and chest cream-buff. Muzzle brown. 

 Ears thickly hairy, .blackish with white edges. Forearms 

 i^ale buflfy to the metacarpus ; digits dark brown. Hind 

 limbs smoky brown, some of the hairs, especially on the 

 metatarsus, pale buffy. Tail heavily haired, completely 

 ringed with black and pale buffy, about 7-8 rings present. 



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