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to be considered as specific or not. I have attempted to construct a 

 Synopsis of these species, in using which it must be borne in mind 

 that it was based principally on descriptions ; the division: scutellum 

 with, or without a well-defined yellow margin, — especially, is somewhat 

 vague. This table will at least help to recognize my own species and 

 to indicate their affinities more clearly. 



Synoptic table of the species of Milesia frora the Indo- 

 Malayan Archipelago and the Philippine Islands. 



Hind femora with a spine. 



Scutellum without a well-defined yellow posterior margin. 



Thorax with more or less distinct yellow or gray longiludinal 

 stripes. 

 Face silvery; thorax with distinct yellow longitudinal stripes 



Diardi Voll. 

 Face yellowish-sericeous ; thoräx with weak gray stripes 



Doriae Rond. 

 Thorax without longitudinal stripes. 



Wings unicolorous gW^^ Macq. 



Apical quarter of the wings brown . apicalis Voll. 



Scutellum with a well-defined yellow posterior margin. 



Thorax with transverse yellow bands (yellow margin of the 

 scutellum inconspicuous). 

 Three yellow crossbands on the abdomen 



Reinwardtii W. 

 Only one yellow crossband on the abdomen 



JRitsemae n. sp. 

 Thorax with longitudinal lines. 



The prevaling color of face, front and legs is black 



limhipennis Macq. 

 The prevaling color of face, front and legs is not black. 

 The two Short longitudinal lines of the disc of the thorax 

 are whitish ....... fuscicosta Bigot. 



The two short longitudinal lines on the disc of the thorax 

 are yellow, 

 The three yellow abdominal crossbands are so broadly 

 interrupted, that they appear more like lateral spots 



maeularis W. 

 The three yellow abdominal crossbands are very little or 

 not interrupted . . , . . conspicienda Wk. 



