REVISION OF COEL1DIINAE 115 



ventral margin, process with lateral margins broad basally, tapering gradually to sharply 

 pointed apex, aperturized along entire inner lateral margin, striate throughout; aedeagus in 

 lateral aspect with dorsal appendage narrow throughout, slightly curved dorsally at apex; 

 dorsal appendage with a pair of lateral flanges subbasally and a pair of short spines on dorsal 

 margin subbasally; ventral appendage short, tube-like, apex reaching apex of dorsal appendage; 

 gonopore apical ; connective Y-shaped ; style hooked apically ; plate with terminal segment 

 elongate, lateral margin expanded medially. 



Female seventh sternum with posterior margin truncate. 



Specimens examined. 



Holotype <$, New Guinea: Moife, 2100 m, 7-14. x. 1959 (T. C. Maa) (BPBM, 

 Honolulu). 



Paratypcs. NEW Guinea: allotype $, same data as holotype (BPBM, Honolulu); 

 Kassam, 1350 m, 48 km E. of Kainantu, 14 <J, 1 $, 30.x. 1959 (T. C. Maa); Daulo 

 Pass area, 2500m, 1 $, 4.vii.i957 (D. Elmo Hardy); Daulo Pass, 3000m, Asaro- 

 Chimbu Div., 2 $, 13.vi.1955 (/. L. Gressitt); Geroka Kabebe, 1800 m, 1 $, 24. vi. 1955 

 (J. L. Gressitt); Moife, 2100m, I $, 11-14.X.1959 (T. C. Maa); Moife, 2100m, 

 15 km N.W. of Okapa, I $, 7-14.X.1959 (T. C. Maa); Gejam, 40 km W. of Hollandia, 

 100-200 m, 1 (J, 1-10.iii.1960 (T. C. Maa); Wau, Mrobe Dist., Mt Missim, 2300 m, 

 1 $, 22.iii.1966 (/. L. Gressitt); E. end Saruwaged Ravine, 20 km S.S.W. Kabwum, 

 2550 m, 1 $, 5-12. viii. 1966; Mt Otto, 2200 m, 1 <$, 1 $, 24.vi.1955 (J. L. Gressitt) 

 (BPBM, Honolulu); 1^,1$, same data as holotype (BMNH, London); Kassam, 

 1350 m, 48 km E. of Kainantu, 1^,1$, 7.XL1959 (T. C. Maa), in author's collection. 



Biology. Unknown. 



Remarks. From villicaris, to which it is similar in male genital characteristics, 

 gladia can be separated by the presence of the dorsal flange situated subbasally on 

 the dorsal appendage of the aedeagus and by the very broad aperturized pygofer 

 spine. 



Tharra villicaris sp. n. 



(Text-figs 309-313) 



Length: <$ 6-70 mm, § 6-go mm. 



General colour ochraceous. Crown light ochraceous; eyes light viridian; pronotum and 

 scutellum ochraceous; elytra ochraceous, sometimes deep ochraceous in £; clypeus and clypellus 

 ochraceous. 



Head considerably narrower than pronotum; crown long and narrow, produced distally 

 beyond anterior margin of eyes, distal length about one-third entire median length, striate 

 radially, lateral margins nearly parallel, somewhat convex along middle, disk depressed medially, 

 elevated considerably above level of eyes; ocelli large, situated anteriorly; eyes large, occupying 

 about two-thirds entire dorsal area of head; pronotum short, median length slightly less than 

 median length of crown, surface finely knobbed; scutellum large, median length greater than 

 median length of pronotum; elytra elongate, veins prominent, appendix well developed, venation 

 as in description of genus; clypeus elongate, broad anteriorly, narrowed posteriorly, lateral 

 anterior margins carinate, lateral margins incised deeply near antennal sockets, without median 

 longitudinal carina, surface finely granulose, rugulose along anterior margin; clypellus with 

 lateral margins constricted medially. 



Male pygofer in lateral aspect with narrow, long, curved process arising from caudoventral 



