1884.] E. T. Atkinson — Notes on Indian Rliynchota. 213 



S is slightly smaller, tegmen, 27 millims. 



Hab. Sibsagar and Naga Hills : S and ¥ in Indian Museum. 



5. Platypleura nicobarica, n. sp. 



Liglit ocliraceous, shining. Face moderately convex, transversely 

 sulcated, with a median longitudinal groove, an interrupted fascia ex- 

 tending from eye to eye, and a patch on each side of the base of the 

 rostrum and along the first joint thereof, black. The rostrum extends 

 well beyond the posterior cox^, tip black. Eyes dull castaneous, pilose 

 behind. Vertex deeply grooved, the hollows, a small triangular patch 

 below the ocelli, a narrow fascia from eye to eye through the ocelli, 

 and a narrow short longitudinal line between the ocelli and eyes, black. 

 Pronotum furrowed, with a single, longitudinal, narrow, short, black line 

 in the middle of the anterior margin, lateral processes subtriangular and 

 their external margins brown. The mesonotum with two triangular 

 black spots, their bases resting on the anterior margin, and on each side 

 a large distinct V- shaped mark, slightly interrupted on the inner side, and 

 two small round spots near the posterior margin. Segments of abdomen 

 black, margined with yellow, above and below, slightly pubescent. Legs 

 ocliraceous, extremities of tibiae and claws brown-black, posterior tibiae 

 spinose. Opercula ochraceous, small, rounded, contiguous, having a black 

 patch near the base of posterior cox^. Tegmina, basal half tawny with 

 irregular brown markings in the radial and 1 — 4 ulnar areas and one in 

 the costal membrane. The upper third of the third ulnar area and the 

 apical areas hyaline, with an almost obsolete series of minute dots at the 

 end of each vein : wings ochraceous, apical third brown, with veins och- 

 raceous, a discal streak to anal angle and two lines confluent at the inner 

 angle, brown. Length body, 24 : exp. tegmina, 75| of single tegmen 33 : 

 breadth of the pronotum, 14f millims. 



Hab. Nicobar Islands : in Indian Museum. 



6. Platypleura sphinx. 



Platypleura sphinx, Walker, List. Horn. B. M. i, p. 13 (1850) : Butler, Cist. 

 Ent. p. 188 (1874). 



Tegmina whitish, brownish-tawny towards the base and having else- 

 where some irregular pale-brown marks which here and there include 

 white spots. Body long 18 ; exp. teg. 43 millims. 



Reported from N. Bengal, N. India. 



7. PlATYJ'LEURA CAiLKBH. 



Platypleura cadehs, Stal, Truiia. Ent. Soc. 3rd Ser. i, p. 573 (18G3): Butler, 

 Cist. Eut. p. 188 (1874). 



