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area, transverse veins at bases of second, third, fifth, and 

 seventh apical areas infuscated, and a marginal scries of fus- 

 cous spots situated on the longitudinal veins of apical areas. 



The rostrum reaches the posterior coxse ; the opercula are 

 small and widely separated. 



Long. excl. tegm. 22 millim., exp. tegm. 59 millim. 



Hah. Ceylon, Colombo. Calc. Mus. 



Tibicen amxissitatus^ n. sp. 



$ . Head and thorax above dull ocliraceous ; head with 

 two central oblique spots on front and a spot at base of each 

 antenna black ; vertex with a large oblique spot before each 

 eye and with two central longitudinal lines, enclosing tlie 

 ocelli and continued across and to posterior margin of pro- 

 notum, black ; two black curved lines on each lateral area of 

 pronotum. Mesonotum with a central longitudinal line, on 

 each side of which at anterior margin is a short, somewhat 

 oblique line, a linear fascia across each lateral area and a 

 spot in front of each anterior angle of basal cruciform eleva- 

 tion, all black. Abdomen above castaneous, with a central 

 black spot at base, and a series of marginal black spots 

 widening to apex. Body beneath and legs ochraceous ; the 

 abdomen darker, with some apical black spots. 



Tegmina and wings pale hyaline, their bases narrowly ochra- 

 ceous, the venation ochraceous. Tegmina with some faint 

 fuscous submarginal spots situate on the longitudinal veins 

 of the apical areas. 



The pronotum is large and subquadrate ; the face is mode- 

 rately globose, with a wide, central, longitudinal sulcation and 

 strong transverse lateral striations ; the rostrum about or 

 almost reaches the posterior coxaj. 



Long. excl. tegm., ? 12 millim., exp. tegm. 35 millim. 



Hah. Daijiling. Stockholm Mus. 



Tibicen Acberi, n. sp. 



($ . Head black, the ocelli red, eyes brownish ochraceous. 

 Pronotum black, with a central longitudinal fascia and the 

 hind margin yellow, and two large discal reddish spots. 

 Mesonotum black, with two faint yellowish central fasciaj 

 extending a short distance from anterior margin. Abdomen 

 black, the lateral areas and apex more or less reddish. Face, 

 sternum, and femora yellow; central longitudinal fascia to 

 face, head beneath (excluding face), apices of femora, thetibiai 

 and tarsi black. Abdomen beneath dull reddish. 



