90 Mr. Peter Cameron's descriptions of 



Genus Athalia, Leach. 

 Athalia spinarum, Fab. var. Orientalis , Cam. 



Differs from the European form in having the costa at 

 base, the basal joints of antennee and the epistoma kiteous, 

 the thorax black only behind the scutellum ; there being 

 also a luteous mark on the metanotum, and the wings are 

 not yellowish. 



Hab. — India. 



Bearing in mind that a somewhat similar form occurs 

 in Japan, differing only in having more black on the 

 thorax (the black colour extending to the mesonotum), I 

 do not feel myself justified in giving specific rank to this 

 variety, more especially as all the species are more or less 

 variable. 



Genus Hylotoma, Latr. 

 Hylotoma excisa, sp. n. 



?. Deep bluish-black, shining, with shallow punctures 

 and a short pale pile. Pro- and meso-thorax with the 

 scutellum ferruginous ; the sternum bluish-black. Wings 

 deeply smoky, slightly paler at the apex. Blotch large ; 

 anus incised as in H. herberidis. The antennte and feet 

 have not the bluish tinge observable on the abdomen. 



Length 4^ lines; alar. exp. 10 lines. 



Hab. — Penang. 



Similar to H. captiva, Sm., but differs in its bluish- 

 black colour and darker wings. 



Hylotoma bipunctata, sp. n. 



$. Luteous, shining, covered with a pale pubescence, 

 and very finely punctured. Head, antennae, four anterior 

 legs, base and apex of four posterior femora, and posterior 

 tibias and tarsi, dull black, with a bluish tinge, and a line 

 of black dots on back of abdomen. Above the clypeus 

 are two conspicuous punctures. Wings fuscous, paler at 

 the apex ; costa and stigma blackish. The metanotum is 

 faintly marked with black. 



Length 4 lines ; alar. exp. 9^ lines. 



Hab. — India. 



Comes near to //. lutea, Cam., but is easily distinguished 

 by the dark antenna?. 



