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Tibiae vix ad apicem dilatatae. Tar.si breves, articulo tertio 

 bilobo-lainiiiato, articulo apicali praecedentibus subaequali. 



Triplacidea Motschulskyi Bedel, Ann. Fr. Ent. Soc. 1872, 

 j). 408. Crotelu Rev. Erotvl. p. 468. 



Triplax melanocephala Mots., Etud. Ent. 1859, p. 107, 

 ncc Tritoma melcmocephcüa Latr. Hist. Nat. XII. p. 39 (1804), 

 nee Triplax melanocephala Bedel, Abeille V. p. 23. 



Oblongo-ovata, modice convexa, creberrime subliliter punc- 

 tata, lutea; capite auteunarum elava, Ihoracis macula in margine 

 antico, alteraque dupliei baseos, seutello, epimeris et episternis 

 elj-trisque nigris. Long. 4.5 — 5 millim. 



Hab. Ceylon. 



The underside of the head, with the mouth and palpi and 

 the antennae, excepting the last four joints, are yellow, the latter 

 are rather thin, their third Joint equal to the two basal ones in 

 length, the club i'ather feeble and laxl}' articulate; the apical 

 Joint of the palpi very wide and «tronglj' transverse. The thorax 

 is twice as Avide as long, with acute and prominent front angles, 

 its surface closely and fmely punetured; on the niiddle of the 

 base is a double spot, not very distinct, and on the front niargin 

 a niore distinct transverse spot. The whole of the underside 

 and legs are yellow ^\•ith the exception of the epimera and 

 episterna <if l»()th Ihe meso- and metasterna, the latter a\ ilh its 

 epimera is distinctly and rather coarsel}' but sparsely punetured. 

 The elytra and the scutellum are black, the fornier tinely puuctate- 

 slriate, the epipleurae somewhat fossulate and punetured. The 

 ventral, eoxal lines are present, but finc, reaching nearly aeross 

 the basal seginent. Many specimens of this insect were taken 

 by Mr. G. Lewis in Ceylon. 



Triplacidea cingalensis n. sp. 



Breviter ovata, creberrime subtilissime punctata, lutea, anten- 

 narum clava fusea, seutello elytrisque nigris, his subtiliter punetalo- 

 striatis, interstitiis distincte minute pun«tatis. Long. 4 milUm. 



Hab. Ceylon (Gr. Lewis). 



Stett. eutomol. Zeit. 1901. 



