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annulations ; anterior coxse and legs piceous, a subapical 

 annulation to femora and the base of the tarsi ochraceous ; 

 intermediate and posterior legs brownish ochraceous, becom- 

 ing piceous towards apices, apices of femora and bases of 

 posterior tibiae, and a subapical annulation to intermediate 

 tibiae, pale greyish ; antennae piceous ; structural characters 

 as in generic diagnosis. 



Length 12 mm. 



Hab. Ceylon; Kandy (Green). 



Plosaria aiiak, sp. n. 



More or less pale ochraceous ; vertex with a transverse 

 fascia in front of eyes connected with two central lines 

 extending to base, brownish ochraceous ; a lateral longitu- 

 dinal fascia on each side of pronotum and two short central 

 lines to both meso- and metanota brownish ochraceous; 

 abdomen above with more or less distinct central longitudinal 

 segmental lines, on each side of which are small dots and 

 spots to connexivum, fuscous ; a spot near apex of anterior 

 coxae, two large lateral spots on each side of anterior femora, 

 a spot on each side of base of rostrum, and an annulation 

 to basal joint of same fuscous brown, apical joints of rostrum 

 pale brownish ; abdomen beneath with the lateral margins 

 irregularly pale brownish ; antennae a little darker in hue, 

 first and second joints subequal in length and each about as 

 long as abdomen ; rostrum with the basal joint passing 

 eyes ; pronotum elongate, about as long as meso- and meta- 

 nota together, anteriorly roundly dilated, the anterior 

 margin truncate ; abdomen strongly attenuated at base, 

 beyond basal segment gradually ovately widened and again 

 narrowed towards apex ; intermediate and posterior femora 

 a little darker in hue with their apices pale ochraceous ; 

 anterior trochanters with a single strong prominent spine. 



Length 11 mm. 



Hab. Lucknow (Ait ken). 



Gardena fasciatn, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and mesonotum chocolate-brown, pro- 

 notum with a broad sublateral greyish fascia on each side, 

 mesonotum with three central greyish fasciae, the central 

 fascia broadest, the lateral fasciae narrower ; hemelytra 

 greyish brown ; head beneath and sternum black, the latter 

 greyishly tomentose ; legs greyish brown, coxae (excluding 

 apices) and trochanters shining black ; abdomen above and 

 beneath greyish piceous ; antennae mutilated in typical 



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