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eral frontal margins passing close to eyes. Vertex flattish or 

 concave, variously impressed or excavated, and always longer 

 than half width between eyes. Ocelli placed before the line of 

 anterior margins of eyes. Pronotum longer than the vertex, 

 of a sexangular type in form, but anteriorly strongly, quite 

 evenly, and narrowly rounded from the lateral angles to between 

 the eyes, the posterior lateral margins short, the posterior mar- 

 gin gently incurved, the pleural area with a strong complete 

 carina. Scutellum usually large, longer than wide or wider 

 than long, and with an acuminate tip, the posterior area more 

 or less swollen. Tegmina normal in outline or somewhat nar- 

 rowed distad, with 4 apical cells and 2 or 3 anteapicals, some- 

 times with indistinct and irregular cross-veins in the costal area ; 

 clavus without cross- veins, its 2 sectors joining the commissure; 

 appendix very short or extending to near tip of inner apical cell. 

 Armature of hind tibiae dense and heavy. Sculpturation largely 

 a heavy and conspicuous puncturation. 



Type: Makilingia nigra sp. nov. 



By reason of the very distinctive form of pronotum and head, 

 the strong sculpturation and coriaceous tegmina this genus un- 

 questionably finds its nearest relatives among the Hylicinae — a 

 group very highly developed in India. Of the described hylicine 

 genera it approaches most nearly to Bhooria. Viewed from 

 above, the remarkable character of the head is not apparent, 

 but a side view instantly removes it from any near relationship 

 with Tettigoniella. 



The species of this group are undoubtedly congeneric. They 

 all conform closely to the generic type in habitus and all funda- 

 mental characters. Within the group, however, are remarkable 

 divergences in structural detail. It would be easy to break the 

 genus into three or four groups equivalent to many of Distant's 

 or Kirkaldy's "genera," although in well-founded taxonomy I do 

 not see how they could be more than subgenera. 



Synopsis of species of Makiliyigia. 



a 1 . Clypeus notched at tip, the basal suture distinct at least at sides, front 

 more than twice longer than wide; black, more or less whitish or 

 bluish pruinose, the vertex with two triangular yellow marginal spots; 



length 7 mm M. pruinosa sp. nov. 



a'. Clypeus entire and rounded at tip, the basal suture obsolete ; front much 

 less than twice as long as wide. 

 o 1 . Ocelli about as near eyes as to each other; ground color in large part 

 black; scutellum wider than long. 

 c 1 . Without red spots; deep black throughout, except the yellow legs 



and antennal scape; length 5-6 mm M. nigra sp. nov. 



e\ With red spots on vertex and elsewhere. 



