78 MR. F. F. LAIDLAW ON 



DiSPARONEURA HOSEI, Sp, n. 



1 cS . Baram, Borneo. ' 



Length of abdomen 32 mm. 



„ hind wing 18 „ 



Fourteen postnodal costals on the fore wing. 



Head entirely black above and below, save for a fine yellow 

 mark on the genfe. Prothorax black above, with a small carmine 

 spot on each side of the three lobes on either side ; yellow 

 markings underneath about the articulations of the limbs. 



Thorax black, with a rather broad complete pair of antehumeral 

 bands of a rich carmine colour, a median lateral pair with an 

 orange tone, and a sharply defined posterior pair yellow in colour. 

 Ventrally the thorax is black, save for yellow points at the 

 articulation of the limbs, as in the prothorax. 



Abdomen black ; segment 1 has a small transverse, terminal, 

 carmine band dorsally, 2 is entirely carmine above, 3 has a fine 

 carmine line above running nearly the whole length of the seg- 

 ment, tapering to a very fine point posteriorly. 



Legs black, the femurs have a yellow ring at their bases, best 

 marked on the posterior pair. 



The abdominal appendages are black, the upper pair seen in 

 profile are about equal to the lower pair ; these latter in profile 

 appear blunt, but seen from above they end each in an incurved 

 hook, as do those of allied species. 



This species is very near D. humeralis from Malacca. It is 

 characterised by the yellow gense, the broad carmine antehumeral 

 bands, and the red markings on the first three abdominal 

 segments. 



The single specimen was received some years ago from Mr. Hose 

 along with other material from Baram. 



Genus Protosticta Selys. 



Protostiota versicolor, sp. n. 



15. Lawas, 15.9.09 (27-6). 



Length of abdomen 27 mm., of hind wing 19 mm. 



Fifteen antenodal nerves in fore wing. Basal postcostal nerve 

 lies at a level widely proximal to that of the first antenodal costal 

 nerve. A second postcostal nerve, probably representing a trace 

 of the lower sector of the quadrilateral, lies at a level just proxi- 

 mal to the second antenodal costal. Pterostigma trapezoid, 

 covering more than one cell. Upper sector of triangle reaching 

 some distance beyond the nodus in fore wings. 



Head bronze-black, upper lip greyish white, lower lip brown. 



Prothorax and thorax chocolate-coloured above and on the sides, 

 with a metallic lustre. Under surfaces pitch-black. 



The prothorax is provided with a remarkable spine resembling 

 very closely that found in certain species of the genus Amphi- 

 cnemis. It rises from the middle of the posterior margin and is 



