500 Wr. W. L. Distant on Ileteroptera. 



to pronotum, not reachiug the anterior angles; hemelytra 

 largely spotted with greyish white, of which a large spot 

 occupies the greater part of clavus excluding apex, corium 

 with two large basal marginal spots, three irregularly shaped 

 spots in transverse series a little beyond middle, a large 

 subapical membraual spot and a smaller subapical spot at 

 inner margin ; legs pale ochraceous ; antennae fuscous, first 

 joint very slightly longer than second or third joints, which 

 are shortest and subequal in length, fourth longest, its apex 

 distinctly acuminate ; head subglobosely arched ; lateral 

 angles of the pronotum subangularly prominent ; lateral 

 margins ol: the hemelytra concavely sinuate and finely shortly 

 hirsute; apices of tibiae and tarsi more or less obscurely 

 fuscous. 



Length 2 mm. 



Hab. E. Bengal ; Rajshai {Annandale) . 



Microvelia kumaonensis, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and body beneath dull black > apex of 

 head, anterior margin of pronotum (centrally interrupted 

 and not reaching anterior angles), margin of lateral pro- 

 notal angles, legs, and rostrum pale ochraceous ; lateral 

 margins of head, continued inside eyes to base, greyishly 

 fasciately pubescent; hemelytra pale piceous brown, with 

 prominent greyish-white spots, an elongate spot in clavus, 

 a large subbasal spot to corium, more obscure spots on apical 

 half of corium, and a prominent subapical spot ; antennae 

 brownish ochraceous, second joint slightly shorter than first 

 and distinctly shorter than third, fourth longest ; head sub- 

 globosely arched ; pronotum with the lateral angles broadly 

 subacutely prominent ; apices of tibiae and tarsi more or less 

 pale piceous. 



Length 2 mm. 



Hah. Kumaon; Bhim Tal. 



Microvelia diluta, sp. n. 



Head and pronotum dull black ; anterior margin of pro- 

 notum reddish ochraceous ; hemelytra dull greyish white, 

 the veins piceous, the apical area darker and thus exhibiting 

 a large pale apical spot ; body beneath and legs dull pale 

 ochraceous ; rostrum, disk of sternum, apices of femora, 

 tibiae (more or less), and the tarsi piceous ; antennae with 

 the first, second, and third joints ochraceous, their apices 

 and the whole of the fourth joint piceous, second joint 



