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PHILYA STRIGILATA, n.s. 
(Plate VIII. figs. 3, 3b.) 
Large uniformly dusky fuscous-yellow, except on the head and body, which are 
brown ; pronotum punctured and finely rugose ; the procephalon expanded into a flat 
sword-like process with a blunt tip ; strongly carinated on each side ; hinder apex 
not reaching to the tips of the tegmina. There are indications of two blunt supra- 
humeral processes ; front-tibipe spatulate. 
This insect differs somewhat from Walker’s type, and shows some affinities to the 
genus Aconophora, which, however, has no spatulate legs. 
Size, 15 x 5 mm. 
Habitat .—Brazil (Wollaston Coll.). 
PHILYA PARYULA, n.s. 
(Plate VIII. fig. 4.) 
A minute species which varies much from the ordinary type and might suggest 
proximity to the Fulgoridm ; colour dusky ochreous-brown, with the pronotal horn 
largely developed into a recurved process, with side carinse; the eye is prominent, 
and abnormally placed on the side, and high on the head, not prone as usually seen ; 
the tegmina are difficult to distinguish, and the legs are but slightly flattened ; the 
posterior apex blunt ; body ringed. 
My figure is from a single specimen on card, labelled West Australia (Haswell). 
It is defective. For the present I locate it in the above genus, but I do so with 
hesitation. 
Size, 5x1 mm. 
Canon Fowler notes four new species of Philya in the B.C.A., viz., P. lituus 
(Fowl.), P. vitripennis (Fowl.), P. minor and P. dubia. The two last insects 
mentioned, he figures. Tab. II., figs. 9 to 9b, and Tab. II., figs. 10 to 10b. 
Plnlya dubia closely runs into the genus next to be described. The series 
is at present in an uncertain state of arrangement, but the number of species known 
is too small for present re-grouping. 
In the Hope Collection there are two small and injured specimens of Philya 
labelled from West Australia, but they are too defective for description or for accurate 
drawing. 
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