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very short distance from base of radial area, the costal 

 margin moderately arched to apex of radial area, margin of 

 postcostal area straight j opercula in male somewhat long, 

 their apices convex and reaching the apex of the second 

 abdominal segment j rostrum just passing the intermediate 

 coxge. 



Long., excl. tegm., S 12 mm.; exp. tegm. 30 mm. 



Ilab. Brit. East Africa: Zomba {A. Whyte, Brit, j^liis.), 



Melampsalta Waterhouseij ep. n. 



Body above black, sparingly greyishly pilose; head with 

 a central fascia (broadened posteriorly) to front, a small spot 

 on each lateral margin and one at base of vertex, ochraceous ; 

 pronotum much suffused with ochraceous on the disk of 

 each lateral area, its extreme posterior margin of the same 

 colour ; disk of cruciform elevation, central margin (inter- 

 rupted medially) of metauotum, a spot on each side of anal 

 segment, and anal appendage (excluding base) pale ochra- 

 ceous ; posterior margins of third, fourth, and fifth abdominal 

 segments dull ochraceous ; head beneath, sternum, legs, and 

 rostrum piceous ; streaks and apices to anterior and inter- 

 mediate femora, intermediate tibiee, posterior femora and 

 tibiae, opercula in male, and abdomen beneath stramineous; 

 posterior femora with some piceous lines ; tegmina with a 

 aliglit brownish-ochraceous tinge, the venation ochraceous, 

 fuscous towards apices, the upper vein of lower uhiar area 

 attached to lower vein of radial area at a short distance from 

 base ; opercula in male short, transverse, not extending 

 beyond base of abdomen. 



Long., excl. tegm., (^ V6 mm. ; exp. tegm. 37 mm. 



Ilab. Australia: Adelaide {F. Waterhouse, Brit. Mas.). 



j\Jelainpsalta lactea, sp. n. 



Body above black, somewhat strongly ochraceously pilose; 

 liead with a spot on front and the lateral margins of vertex 

 and a central basal incised spot to same, margins and a 

 central linear spot to pronotum, lateral margins of mesonotum, 

 and the cruciform elevation ochraceous ; head beneath, 

 sternum, and legs piceous or black ; margins and a spot at 

 base of face, apices and streaks to femora, and annulations 

 (more or less broad) to tibiai ociiraceous ; abdomen beneatii 

 pale ochraceous, lateral marginal and central segmental 

 series of spots piceous ; tegmina talc-like, sufi'used with pale 

 fuscous; base and apex of radial area, the last continued to 

 apex of lower ulnar area, postcostal area, and some paic 



