756 MR. E. A. ELLIOTT ON THE 



Westwoocl's incorrect description of his damellicus as having 

 the hind femora tridentate has caused much confusion. The 

 present species appears to differ chiefly in the five frontal 

 tubercles being prominent, posterior margin of head not bordered, 

 and pronotum somewhat differently sculptured. The peculiar 

 coloiation of the head points to close connection between the 

 two, but I do not venture to synonymize them for the present. 



11. BREVISTIGMA Endoid. 



Parastephanellus hrevistigma Enderl. (3), p. 203, J . 



S . Frons finely arcuate transrugose ; the three anterior frontal 

 tubercles acuminate, the two posterior flatly rounded ; vertex with 

 three trans-carinse, the space between them polished ; occiput finely 

 and closely trans-striate. Antennae slender and about 25-jointech 

 Pronotum finely trans-striate, its lateral angles sharply trans- 

 rugose, posterior margin polished smooth, neck short. Mesonotum 

 coarsely rugose-punctate; scutellum smooth. Mesopleurse smooth, 

 very finel}'^ striate ; metapleurae smooth, reticulately punctate in 

 front above, separated by a i-ow of deep punctures from the 

 median segment, which is coarsely, but not reticulately punctate. 

 Petiole slender, finely and irregularly transrugose, about as long 

 as remainder of abdomen. Hind coxse finely trans-striate, often 

 granulate ; femora bidentate. 



Head clear ochre-yellow, vertex slightly nigrescent ; apical 

 two-thirds of antennae brown ; prothorax ferruginous, posterior 

 half black above ; remainder of thorax, abdomen, hind coxse, 

 femora, and tibiae black. Base of second segment and whole of 

 anterior legs ferruginous. Wings hyaline, faintly infuscate ; 

 stigma I mm. long, and, like the nervures, brown. 



Length 6*4 mm.; abdomen 3"9 mm.; petiole 1'9 mm.; fore 

 wing 4"4 mm. 



Ha.bitat: Hankau (Koshun), Formosa; 28th April, 1912. 

 Type in Dahlen Museum. (H. Sauter.) 



12. PALLIDITARSIS Oa.m. 



MegiscJius palliditarsis Cam. (8), p. 56, $ . Af. ruficollis Cam. 

 I. c. p. 57, S ■ 



2 S • Frons closely subarcuate trans-striate ; vertex more 

 finely trans-striate and occiput nearly smooth. Thi^ee frontal 

 tubercles short and bluntly rounded in $ , more pointed in S ■ 

 Posterior tubercles distinct, but broad and blunt. Posterior 

 margin of head simple. A strong carina between the posterior 

 ocelli a,nd two smaller ones behind it. Second flagellar joint a little 

 longer than first and about as much shorter than third. Pro- 

 notum, pro- and meso-pleuroe smooth ; scutellum smooth, with a 

 few diffuse punctures ; the bordering furrows weakly crenulated 

 in 2 , smooth in J . Metapleuraj smooth in 5 , slightlj'- aciculated 

 in . Petiole closely trans-stx-iate throughout, longer than rest 



