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A. Anterior lateral pronotal processes obliqueJ't/ directed vinvard. 



2166. Centrotus indicatus, Melich. Horn. Faun. Ceylon, p. Ill 

 (190.:3). 



Piceous-brown, thickly ochraceously pilose ; lateral areas of the 

 sternum and a spot on each side of base of scutellum greyish - 

 ochraceous ; tegmiiia with a small pale spot near posterior angle 

 of inner margin ; lateral pronotal processes as seen from above 



Fig. 1)7. — Cr/i/mius i/u/ /'<-■(/ //IS. 



somewhat broad, obliqnely upturneJ, bicarinate, their apices 

 obliquely truncate, as viewed from the front very much narrower, 

 with their apices subacute; the posterior process separate from the 

 scutellum, sinuate, placed close to the margins of the tegmina, the 

 central cariuation very pronounced, the apex just passing the 

 posterior angle of the inner margin of the tegmina ; tegmina 

 punctate on basal area ; legs pilose. 



Length 6 to 7; breadth hit. pronot. process. 4 millim. 



Hah. Ceylon; Kandy, Badulla, Jaffna (Green); Katnapura 

 District, Moruwale, Gamaduwa, Patipolla, Uva (Colombo 3Ii(S.); 

 Wehgama (Mns. HoiKjrois). 



Dr. Horvilth of Budapest kindly sent me a cotype of this 

 species for comparison. 



2167. Centrotus granulatiis, Kirhy, J. Linn. Sac, Zool. xxiv, 

 p. im (Ibi)l): Melich. Horn. Faun. Ceylon, p. 110 (190-')): 

 BucU. (Daunuy) Monocjr. Memhrac. p. 220, t. 1, f. 2 a (1903). 



Piceous, greyishly-pilose ; an ochraceous spot near each lateral 

 an"-le of the scutelhun ; lateral areas of the sternum testaceously 

 sericeous ; pronotum granulose ; the lateral processes as seen from 

 above long, moderately ascendant, obliquely directed for^^•ard, 

 bicarinate, apices broad and truncate, as viewed in front mucli 

 narrower, more obliquely ascendant and the apices apparently 

 more acute ; posterior pronotal process about reaching the posterior 

 anf^le of the inner margin of the tegmina, robust, centrally and 

 laterally carinate, well separated from the scutellum at base, after 

 which it is ampliated beneath and impinges on the tegmina, thence 

 gradually narro\\ed to apex ; tegmina with the veins pilose ; body 

 beneath and legs thickly pilose. 



Length 8 ; breadth lat. pronot. process. 5| to 6 millim. 



Hah. Ceylon ; Kandy, Pundaluoya (Green); Xalanda, Patipolla 

 {fide MeliclMr). 



