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POLYDICTYA KRISNA, Sp. nOV. 

 PI. A, fig. 4. 



Head not produced anteriorly, rostrum reaching to middle of 

 abdomen, posterior tibise with 6-7 spines. 



Head, prouotura, and scutellum greenish-testaceous, metanotum and 

 abdomen sanguineous, genital segments luteous. Femora brownish, 

 tibiae and tarsi black, the former banded with brownish at base 

 and in the middle. Rostrum fuscous. Ocelli stramineous. Eyes 

 and antennae brownish-testaceous. Tegmina : basal two-thirds ivory- 

 white, nervures greenish ; apical third brownish ; whole surface plenti- 

 fully spotted with black. Hind wings sanguineous, apical third 

 brown, with sanguineous or brownish nervures. 



Long. 11^ mill., Exp. tegm. 35| mill, 



Ceylon : Kandy [type] Dec. '97 and Pundaluoya, Dec. '97 (E. E. 

 Green — collns. Green and Kirkaldy). I think a poor specimen from 

 India (British Museum) belongs to this species. 



Probably closely allied to P. pantherina, Gerst, 1. c, p. 26., from 

 Ceylon, but smaller and different in colour. 



Kalidasa sanguinalis (Westw.) 

 Aphana sanguinalis, Westw., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (2), VII, p. 208 



(1851). 

 Phoronis sanguinalis, Stal, 1863, Stett Ent. Zeit., Kalidasa sanguinalis^ 

 Kirkaldy, 1900, Entom. XXXIIl, p. 243. 

 As this species was not included in any of Atkinson's papers, or, 

 indeed, lately, anywhere else (to my knowledge), except a reference 

 in Kirby's Catalogue (1. c, p. 133), I reproduce the original descrip- 

 tion which is contained in a now scarce Journal. " Sanguinea, capitis 

 rostro (3)'filiformi recurve supra prothoracem recumbenti, nigro ; alls 

 anticis nigro maculatissimis, costa maculis circa 10 majoribus quadratis, 

 apicibus castaneis immaculatis ; alis posticis albofarinosis, maculis 

 apicibusque pallide albidis ; abdomine supra dense albofarinoso, 

 corpore toto subtus cum promuscide sanguineo ; tibiis tarsisque 

 4 anticis nigris. A discolori, Guer. proxima, Exp. al. 2^ unc, 

 Ceylon. 



(3) Rostrum, W?&f^.=cephalic process mod. auctt ; 

 promuscis, Wesivr, =rostruin mod. auctt, 



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