514 Major C. G. Nurse on new 



impressed line from the base of antenna to the anterior 

 ocellus ; pronotura short, transverse anteriorly, scutellum 

 and postscutellum conspicuous, raised and convex ; median 

 segment gradually sloped, with a median furrow at apex, 

 the sides rounded posteriorly ; abdomen about the length of 

 thorax, first segment nearly twice as long as its breadth at 

 apex ; third segment shorter than second. Black : the 

 clypeus, except its posterior margin, which joins on to and 

 forms part of a wedge-shaped central mark, a narrow line on 

 the pronotum posteriorly, the anterior tarsi, and all the 

 calcaria yellowish white ; the anterior tibise and intermediate 

 tarsi reddish testaceous ; a little silvery pile on the front 

 and median segment. AVings hyaline, a very faint fuscous 

 cloud across the radial, second and third cubital, and second 

 discoidal cells ; nervures and tegulse blackish. 



Long. 5-6 millim. 



Hah. Kashmir, 6000 feet; Mt. Abu. Eare. 



Nearest to C. alhovariegata. 



Astata luhricata, sp. n. 



? . Head with somewhat sparse and shallow punctures, 

 the vertex almost impunctate ; mesonotum closely punctured 

 anteriorly, more sparsely posteriorly, scutellum shining, with 

 a few punctures, median segment rather coarsely rugose ; 

 abdomen shining, finely aciculate microscopically ; head with 

 a median impressed line from the base of antennas to anterior 

 ocellus; pronotum ratlier long and narrow, scutellum with a 

 median longitudinal impressed line; median segment very 

 long, with an obscure median line, truncate at apex, and very 

 steeply sloped, a median depression just below the base of 

 truncation. Black ; the base of the mandibles, scape of the 

 antennee below, abdomen, and all the legs deep red ; wings 

 shining hyaline, apex of the fore wing from just beyond the 

 stigma infuscated, nervures, stigmata, and tegulas reddish 

 testaceous; head and thorax witli somewhat sparse greyish 

 pubescence. 



S . Similar, the median segment more finely rugose, 

 tegulse yellowish white. 



Long. 7-9 millim. 



IJab. Deesa ; not common. 



This species would come in Bingham's key in a new 

 section : " C. Abdomen and legs wholly red." 



Tachytes jlagellata, sp. n. 



^ . Head and thorax finely and closely punctured ; clypeus 

 rounded anteriorly, its anterior margin bare and shining; 



