1888.] E. T. Atkinson — New or little hnoion Indian Rliynchofca. 333 



XIII. — Neiv or little hioivn Indian Rliynchota. — By E. T. Atkinson, B.A. 

 [Eeceived May 15th, 1888 ;— Read June 6th, 1888.] 



(With Plate XV.) 



CosMOSCARTA NIGROPASCIATA, n. sp., PI. XV, lower left hand figure. 



Orange yellow : two broad transverse bands on each tegmen, the 

 one before, the other in the middle, black ; apex of tegmina finely reti- 

 culated blackish : pectus (except the lateral margins), and fine margin of 

 the base of the segments of the abdomen above and beneath, black : feet 

 yellow-ochreous : wings fuscous hyaline. Long, 15 : exp. teg. 39 mill. 



Hab. Mungphu (Sikkim). Through some misconception the 

 figures in Plate XV. have not been numbered. 



CoSMOSCARTA TAPROBANENSIS, n. Sp. 



Above black : face, broad median longitudinal band on vertex, a 

 regularly undulating transverse line across the middle of the pronotum, 

 antero-lateral margins of the pronotum, basal third of each tegmen, and 

 a transverse line at base of apical third wliich is slightly interrupted 

 towards the posterior margin, also the scutellum and the genitalia in 2 

 red : the red basal third of the tegmina contains two oblique irreo-ular 

 bands, the basal formed by three black spots of which the laro-est is at 

 the costal margin, and the second comprising 3-4 irregular black spots 

 of which the largest is at the posterior margin : abdomen above reddish 

 a broad black transverse band at the base, interrupted by the scutellum 

 which has a small round black dot in the middle of the disc ; apical half 

 cf abdomen fuscous : beneath and feet, red ; pectus and a row of spots 

 on each side of the ventral segments, black. Long, 9 : exp. teg. 21 mill 



Hab. Pundaloya (Ceylon) : from Mr. E. E. Green. 



CosMOSCARTA UNDATA, Walker. 



J. A. S. B. pt. ii, p. 10 (1885). 



Var. tripunctata n., PI. XV, upper left hand figure. 



■ affijuis n. 



The ordinary forms of this species have the markings on the teo-- 

 mina broadly suffused with reddish-testaceous, and vary chiefly in the 

 depth of the croceous band on the thorax, and in having the apical band 

 on the tegmina continuous or formed of three spots. I have since 

 received two specimens which I regard as varieties of this species 

 though at first sight appearing to be distinct. 



