18 



ACRYDIIX.i:. 



in a triangiilai" tooth, with a small tooth behind it; thorax and 

 iibdomen above eranulated, carinated in the middle and on the 



Fig. 18. — Cladonotus liumhertianus. 



sides ; extremity of abdomen concave. Femora with large lobate 

 teeth ; tibife with 5 short spines above- on each of the upper 

 carinse, and a pair of terminal spines on each side. 



(S . Tlie type figured by Bolivar has the process of the pro- 

 notum longer and more slender than in the female above 

 described. 



Length 8-9 mm. ; breadth, 3 mm.; dorsal appendage, 3-4 mm. 



Ceylon: Peradeniya, Trincomali {Humbert, Green). 



Type in the collection of the late de Saiissnre. 



Saussure states that this insect is found in sandy places and in 

 meadows, and on paths ; also that the spines, tubercles and 

 appendages vary considerably in form and size. 



7. Cladonotus turrifer. Walk. 



Cladonotus turrifer, Walker, Cat. Derm. Salt. B.M. v, 1871, p. 843; 

 Kirby, Cat. Orih. iii, 1910,. p. 9. 



Dark brown, more strongly granulated and dentated than the 

 last species, which it considerably resembles. The appendage of 



Fig. 19. — Cladonotus turrifer. 

 the pionotum is directed obliquely for\Aard, and is nearly straight 



