322 Mr. W. L. Distant on 



Kostrum with tlie apex fuscous and reaching the posterior 

 coxae. 



Tegmina and wings pale hyaline, the venation dull 

 ochraceous. 



Long., excl. tegm., 15 mlllini. ; exp. tegin. 46 inlllini. 



Hab. Venezuela. 



The most closely allied species to the one here described is 

 G. calidaj Walk. 



Melampsalta rosacea, sp. n. 



(^ . Head greenish ochraceous. Pronotum and meso- 

 notum pale greenish, the last wltli two obscure obconlcal spots 

 at anterior margin, and with two dark greenish but obscure 

 f'ascite on each side. Abdomen rosy castaneous. Head and 

 thorax beneath greenish ochraceous ; legs pale greenish, with 

 the apices of the tibite and the tarsi pale fuscous. Abdomen 

 beneath paler than above, with the segmental margins 

 narrowly ochraceous. Opercula pale greenish, obliquely 

 directed inwardly, concavely narrowed on each side near 

 base, and with tlieir apices rounded. 



Kostrum greenish ochraceous, its apex pitchy and just 

 passing the intermediate coxaj. Anterior femora armed 

 beneath with three strong spines. 



Tegmina and wings pale hyaline, the first with the basal 

 portion of venation greenish, remainder and that of wings 

 pale fuscous. 



Long., excl. tegm., 23 mlllim. ; exp. tegm. 59 mlllira. 



Hab. New Caledonia and Kuk Island. 



A female specimen from New Caledonia now before me 

 has the abdomen as dark beneath as above, with an obscure, 

 central, longitudinal, })ale fuscous fascia. 



Melampsalta convicta, sp. n. 



Body above brownish ochraceous. Head with the frontal 

 margins and the area of the ocelli black. Pronotum with 

 three small and very obscure black spots near anterior 

 margin, the incisures also somewhat darker. Mesonotum 

 with four obconlcal black spots, the outermost two very long, 

 and two rounded spots in front of the anterior angles of the 

 basal cruciform elevation, black. Abdomen with transverse 

 fasciai at the anterior segmental margins and a series of 

 lateral marginal spots, black. Body beneath brownish 

 ochraceous ; the disk of lateral striations to face, apex of 

 rostrum, and a basal spot to abdomen black ; femora j^ale 

 castaneous. 



