]\rr. W. L. Dislnnt on Iloiiioptera. 2') 



near its apex by a sliort jiurpli.sli-rcd transverse fascia, base 

 of anal area stramineous, apical area brownish oehraceous, 

 the apical margin paler ; tubercle at base of posterior tUnx 

 moderately prominent; mesonolum transversely rugulo-?e; 

 pronotum finely blackly punctate; anterior process of head 

 short, robust, extending to nearly half the length of vertex ; 

 face with two strong central longitudinal ridges, between 

 Avhich is a more obscure central ridge not extending more 

 than one third from base ; rostrum extending coiisi(Jeral)ly 

 beyond posterior cox^e. Tegmina and wings beneatli with a 

 subapical calcareous arcuated fascia. 



Long., excl. tegm., 22-25 mm. ; exp. tegm. 6-4-74 mm. 



JInh. N.W. Borneo (Brit. Mus.) ; Kina Balu {Whitehead, 

 Coll. Uist.). 



Allied to S. hecuba, Stal, and S. scripti/acies, Walk., from 

 both of which it may at once be superficially distinguished by 

 the colour of the wings. 



Scamandra varicolor, sp. n. 



Head, thorax, and body beneath pale brownish oehraceous ; 

 abdomen sanguineous, with its base calcareous white ; legs 

 piceous ; rostrum brownish oehraceous; tegmina for basal 

 two thirds pale testaceous red, with darker sometimes fuscous 

 spots, terminating in a darker, sometimes fuscous, transverse 

 arcuated fascia immediately before a pale arcuated line 

 defining the apical area, which is pale brownish oehraceous ; 

 wings pale sanguineous, with tlie venation virescent, with 

 the upper basal area pale emerald-green, which, as divided by 

 the veins, has the appearance of three ray-like fascice ; poste- 

 rior margin and base of anal area greyish or calcareous white, 

 apical area pale brownish oehraceous ; tubercle at base of 

 posterior tibiae prominent; mesonotum very finely and 

 obscurely ruguTose ; pronotum somewhat thickly, finely, 

 darkly punctate ; anterior i)rocess of head short, not reaching 

 middle of vertex; face with two strong central longitudinal 

 ridges ; rostrum considerably passing posterior coxa?. 



Long., excl. tegm., 16-20 mm.; exp. tegm. 45-60 mm. 



Ilab. Malay Archipelago, Bali {Doherty, Brit. Mus.). 



Genus Polydictya. 



Fvhjdictya, Guer. Icon. Regu. Auim., Ins. p. 358 (1830-34). 

 Thaumastodidya, Kirk. J. liomb. iSat. Hist. Soc. 1902, p, 307. 



Type, P. hcisaUs, Guer. 



