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1. — Grammatodera bifasciata, n. sp. 



Elongate, narrow, convex, flattened above, moderately shining : testaceous, 

 the antennae (except at the base) and eyes, the prothorax with three rather 

 broad vittae, the median one extending forwards on to the vertex, the sciitellum, 

 the elytra with the sutural and outer margins, and an oblique streak extending 

 from the shoulder across the disc, and a transverse, angularly dilated median 

 fascia extending inward from the marginal stripe (neither reaching the suture), 

 and the sides of the metasternum, infuscate or black ; above densely, finely, 

 uniformly pvmctate, thickly pubescent. Antennae not reaching the base of the 

 prothorax, joint 3 longer than 4, nearly twice the length of 2, 4-10 triangular, 

 gi-adually becoming shorter and wider, 11 short-ovate. Prothorax broader than 

 long, as wide as the head, rounded at the sides anteriorly and slightly narrowed 

 at the base. Elytra moderately long, flattened on the disc, a little wider than 

 the prothoi'ax, s\ib-parallel in their basal half, very gradiially narrowing thence 

 to the apex, obliquely depressed from the humeri inward, the latter somewhat 

 tumid, the apices conjointly rounded. Ventral segments very finely, the rest of 

 the iinder-siu-face densely and more distinctly, punctate. Length 5, breadth 

 li mm. ( ? ?) 



Hob.: Ceylon (Murray, ex coll. Fry). 



One specimen. 



LoBOGLOssA Solier. 



The type of this genus is L. variipennis Sol., from Chile. There 

 is a good series of it in the Museum (length 7-12,^, mm.) showing 

 considerable variation in the dark mottling of the elytra, the markings 

 being sometimes obsolete and the vestiture uniformly flavo-cinereous. 

 The males, as in various species of the allied genera, have an oval, 

 densely fulvo-pubescent pad on the second ventral segment. The 

 main figure of the insect in Gray's work is absolutely valueless and 

 misleading.* 



In general facies L. variipennis resembles Thisias marmoratus 

 Champ., figured in the " Biologia " ; but the Chilean insect is larger 

 and more elongate, and has a differently shaped prothorax, more convex 

 eyes, a broader apical joint to the maxillary palpi, longer mandibles and 

 antennae, the frontal suture obsolete, etc. In Thisias, (^ , the ventral 

 pad is wanting. Loboglossa has hitherto been included in (Edemeridae, 

 near Mycterus, both being obviously misplaced in that family. A second 

 species is now added from Moreton Bay. TricJiosaljnngus Blackb. 

 {=Tellias Champ.) is an allied Australian genus, and Lagrioida F. and 

 G. has a similar distribution. 



The description of the laVjium, too, as noted by Jjaoordiiire, is misleading, it being scarcely more 

 developed than in Thisiax, and the apical joint of the labial palpi ia certainly not " valde 

 elongato," even as shown in Sulier's figure. The elytra are very closely, confusedly 

 punctured and longitudinally grooved, but the punctures are not arranged in striae. 



