1922.] 



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ZORAIDINAE. 



ZORAIDINI. 



Pamcndanga pallata (Distant). 

 (Fig. 6.) 



Phenice pallata. Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) VIII, p. 639 (191 1); 

 Faun. Brit. Ind. Rhynchota VI, appendix, p. 64 (1916). 



Two males and four females from above Tura, Garo Hills, 

 Assam, 3500 to 3900 ft., August, 1917 

 (5. Kemp). 



This was originally described from a 

 female from Kumaon, W. Himafyas. 



The male is coloured similarly to 

 the female. The male pygofer is sunk 

 within the preceding segment, ventral 

 margin slightly and roundly produced. 

 Anal segment large, anus before mid- 

 dle, evenly curved ventrad, in dorsal 

 view widest at base, gradually and 

 slightly narrowed to the rounded apex. 

 Genital styles small, short, slightly 

 curved, apex rounded, at base on 

 outer margin produced into a large, 

 quadrate process, on inner margin 

 into a stout pointed process. 



In outline the pregenital segment in 

 female roundly produced somewhat 

 like a Phrygian cap. 



TEXT-FIG. 6. — Pamendanga 



pallata (Distant). 



a. Lateral view of male 



genitalia. 



b. Lateral view of female . 



pregenital plate. 



Zoraida brunnipennis, sp. 

 (Fig- 7-) 



nov 



Female. Length 5*3 mm. ; tegmen 14 mm. ; wing 6 mm. 



Antennae longer than face, cylindrical. Four cubital veins 

 reaching hind margin ; radial cell not very 

 narrow, slightly widened distad of second 

 median sector. Pregenital plate large, in 

 lateral view concave, hind margin roundly 

 produced and with a small cleft in the 

 middle. Anal segment large, reaching to 

 apex of styles, broadest at base, slightly 

 narrowing to the rounded apex, anus at 

 base. 



Brown ; tegmina and wings hyaline, uni- 

 formly brown with brown veins. 



Described from one female from Tura, 

 Garo Hills, Assam, 1200 to 1500 ft., July, 

 1917 (S. Kemp). 



Text-pig. 7. — Dorsa 

 view of female geni- 

 talia of Zoraida 

 brunnipennis. 

 sp. nov. 



