DISTANT— RHYNCHOTA. PART II: SUBORDER HOMOPTERA 285 



damp forest at summit of Pilot, over 2000 feet ; high damp forest between Trois 

 Frferes and Morne Seychellois, about 1500 — ^2000 feet; Cascade Estate; top of Mount 

 Sebert, nearly 2000 feet; Mare aux Cochons district, 1000 — 2000 feet. Praslin : 

 from Cotes d'Or Estate. 



This species is found in great numbers in undergrowth in the damp mountain- 

 forests, often in the endemic bush, Senecio seychelleyisis (Hugh Scott)*. 



CuRiATius, gen. nov. 



Vertex of head moderately projecting in front of eyes, the apex centrally 

 emarginate, the latei-al apical angles moderately prominent, and deflected, centrally 

 ridged, broadened at base between the eyes ; face distinctly projecting before eyes, 

 widened beneath eyes, the margins moderately convex and carinately reflexed, two 

 small ocelli at base ; clypeus elongate, almost as long as face, centrally carinate ; 

 antennse with the first and second joints globosely thickened ; pronotum very much 

 shorter than head, posteriorly deeply emarginate, centrally ridged, mesonotum about 

 as long as head and pronotum together, tricarinate ; posterior tibiae unarmed ; tegmina 

 more than twice as long as broad, two series of transverse veins on apical half, the 

 inner series less continuous, veins mostly setigerous, especially on claval area; wings 

 with a few upper discal transverse veins. 



Allied to Brixia but differing by the long clypeus, two ocelli at base of face, &c. 



160. Curiatius insignis, sp. n. (Plate 49, fig. 12 a). 



Body above brownish ochraceous, abdomen more or less suffused with white pile ; 

 body beneath and legs pale ochraceous, lateral areas of sternum more or less greyish ; 

 face castaneous, the lateral margins greyish ; central carination to clypeus greyish ; 

 tegmina pale castaneous-brown, basal area of costal margin, a large costal stigmatal 

 spot, and large apical marginal spots, pale dull ochraceous, on apical area the nerval 

 interspaces are more or less greyish, to a little beyond middle the veins are darkly 

 setigerous and on claval area this character is particularly marked, including the 

 inner margin ; wings very pale fuliginous ; other structural characters as in generic 

 diagnosis. 



Long. excl. tegm. 4 mm. Exp. tegm. 14 mm. 



Loc. Seychelles. Mahe : Cascade Estate, 800—1000 feet. 



A single example. 



* The association of Brixia stellata, and of two species of Nisia (iV. sulphurata and fuscofasciata), with 

 low-growing plants, and particularly with the endemic bush-groundsel, Senecio seychellensis, was remarked on 

 many occasions in the damp mountain-forests. These small Homoptera appeared often to frequent this 

 plant in great numbers. Compare the case of a new genus and species of Lamellicorn beetle, Nesohoplia 

 senecionis, which was exclusively found on the Senecio. — H. Scott. 



