60 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Armachaniis nilgirienns, sp. n. 

 Pale brownish ochraceous, a transverse linear white fascia cross- 

 ing clavus near apex of scutellum, and an obHque similar fascia near 

 middle of corium ; before the latter the lateral area is also more or 

 less greyish white ; cuneus with a prominent black basal spot ; mem- 

 brane very pale fuliginous ; body beneath and legs unicolorous. Some- 

 what closely allied to A. vwnoceros, Dist., but a more slender and 

 attenuated species, the posterior pronotal area shorter, the anterior 

 area longer, narrower, and moderately narrowed at base, thus bringing 

 the two areas or lobes into more divisional character and into greater 

 contrast ; the head is more elongate, and has a median longitudinal 

 darker line ; the scutellum, clavus, and central area of corium are not 

 darker in hue as in A. vwnoceros, but concolorous with the general 

 pale brownish ochraceous coloration. Long. 6 millim. 



Hah. Nilgiri Hills; Barwood Estate (H. Leslie Andrews). 



Nicostratus princeps, sp. n. 



Brownish ochraceous ; a transverse white fascia crossing corium 

 and clavus at apex of scutellum ; membrane piceous ; head very large 

 and globose, almost circular, about as long as broad, with a transverse 

 rounded incised line between the eyes ; antennae pale ochraceous, 

 apices of second and third joints, and the apical joint excluding base, 

 black, second joint subequal in length to that of third and fourth 

 together ; pronotum strongly transversely constricted before middle, 

 the anterior area or lobe narrow and armed with two strong diverging 

 spines, the posterior area or lobe globosely tumid, deflected anteriorly, 

 the lateral angles subprominent, the posterior margin very slightly 

 concavely sinuate ; scutellum developed into a strong upright semi- 

 acute spine ; corium with the lateral margins concavely sinuate, 

 widened and tumid at apices ; membrane considerably passing the 

 abdominal apex ; legs almost uniformly brownish ochraceous. Length, 

 5 millim. 



Hah. Nilgiri Hills ; Barwood Estate (H. Leslie Andrews). 



Strongly differing from iV. balteatas, Dist., by the much larger 

 and more strongly developed head, different colour, more acute 

 spine to scutellum, &c. 



COMACLA SENEX, Hb., ab. FUMOSA, n. ab. 



By Eustace R. Bankes, M.A., F.E.S. 



Fore wings smoky brown. Hind -vvings rather paler. The usual 

 blackish markings are present on all the wings, but are rendered very 

 inconspicuous by the darkness of the ground-colour. Head, thorax, 

 abdomen, &c., proportionately dark as compared with the type. 



This aberration, which I have not seen from elsewhere, and 

 of which I have failed to find any published figure or description. 



