Mr. F. Walker on some undescribed Ceylon Insects. 357 



XL VI. — Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon 

 Insects. By F. Walker. 



[Continued from vol. v. p. 311.] 



Fam. Chalcidiae. 



Chalcis dividens. Foam. Nigra, conferte punctata, facie excavata, 

 antennis thorace brevioribus, abdominis dimidio basali glabro, pe- 

 dibus rufis, tibiis posticis basi tarsisque posticis nigris, alis fusces- 

 centibus. 



Female. Black, tbickly and minutely punctured. Head as broad 

 as the thorax, deeply excavated in front. Antennae filiform, very 

 compact, shorter than the thorax. Prothorax very narrow in the 

 middle, much dilated on each side. Abdomen conical, narrower 

 but not longer than the thorax, smooth and shining from the base 

 to the middle ; first segment less than half of the whole length. 

 Legs red, stout ; hind tibiae towards the base, and hind tarsi, black. 

 Wings brownish ; veins black ; ulna about one-fourth of the length 

 of the humerus ; radius extending nearly to the tip of the wing. 

 Length of the body 2f lines ; of the wings 4 lines. 



Chalcis pandens. Fcem. Nigra, conferte punctata, facie excavata, 

 antennis apice rufis, metathorace sulcato, tibiis posticis tarsisque 

 rufis, alis hyalinis. 



Female. Black, thickly and minutely punctured, much like the 

 preceding species in structure. Antennae red at the tips. Meta- 

 thorax with a longitudinal furrow. Abdomen a little longer than 

 the thorax. Tarsi, knees, tips of tibiae, tips of hind coxae, hind 

 femora towards the base, and hind tibiae, red. Wings hyaline ; 

 calli of the fore wings red. Length of the body 2| lines ; of the 

 wings 3 1 lines, 



Halticella rufimanus. Mas. Nigra, obscura, confertissime 

 punctata, antennis thorace paulo longioribus, abdomine elliptico 

 parvo basi glabro, tarsis anterioribus rufis, alis fuscis. 



Male. Black, opake, very thickly and minutely punctured. 

 Head hardly broader than the thorax. Antennae filiform, stout, 

 very compact, a little longer than the thorax. Prothorax trans- 

 verse, not broader on each side than in the middle. Abdomen 

 elliptical, smooth, and shining towards the base, narrower and 

 much shorter than the thorax ; first segment occupying half the 

 length. Anterior tarsi red. Wings brown ; veins black, red to- 

 wards the base ; ulna about one-fourth of the length of the hu- 

 merus ; radius shorter than the ulna ; stigma extremely small. 

 Length of the body 2 lines ; of the wings 3 lines. 



Halticella inficiens. Mas. Nigra, obscura, confertissime punc- 

 tata, abdomine basi glabro, tibiis anterioribus apice tarsisque an- 

 terioribus fulvis, alis albido-hyalinis. 



Male. Black, opake, very thickly and minutely punctured, in 

 structure much like the preceding species. Abdomen smooth to- 



