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2363. Petalocephala cultellifera, Walk. (Ledra) /. L{7m. Soc, Zool. 

 i, p. 98 (1856). ^ ^ , . 



Ledra punctifera, Walk. List Horn. Suppl.^. 249 (1858) ; Atktns. 

 J. A. S. B. liv, p. 95 (1885). 



Virescent or ochraceous; vertex about as long as breadtli between 

 eyes, conically produced towards apex, thickly finely punctate. 



Fig. 109. — Petalocephala cultellifera. 



centrally longitudinally carinate ; pronotum finely punctate, poste- 

 riorly finely rugulose, centrally longitudinally linearly impressed ; 

 tegmina thickly punctate; posterior tibiae inwardly strongly 



dentate. 



Length excl. tegm. 15 to 17 : exp. tegm. 28 to 32 millim. 



Hah. Sikhim ; Mungphu (Atkinson CoU.) ; Darjiling (Brit. 

 Mus.). — Malay Peninsula ; Perak (Doherti/) ; Singapore ( Wallace, 

 Brit. 3Ius.). 



2364. Petalocephala conica. Walk. (Ledra) List Horn, iii, p. 823 

 (1851) ; Sfal (Petalocephala), 0/v. Vet.-Ak. Fork. 1862, p. 494 ; 

 Melich. (Ledropsis) Horn. Faim. Ceylo?}, p. 145 (1903). 

 Ledropsis stSli, Melich. Horn. Faun. Ceylon, p. 143, t. iv, f. 16 

 (1903). 



This spt^cies is closely allied to the preceding, P. cultellifera, 

 and can only be separated from it by the more conical and apically 

 more broadened vertex of head. It appears to be confined to 

 Ceylon and from Melichar's description I cannot separate the 

 species he describes as Ledropsis stdli. 



Length $ 15 to 17 millim. 



Hah. Ceylon ; Ivelani Valley (Green) ; Digitalavva (C. //. Bing- 

 liam. Coll. Dist.) ; Gamadnvva, Mirigama, Uwa, Weligama, Patti- 

 pola, Puttalam (Jide MelicJiar). 



Capt. C. H. Bingham caught this species \\ith the Hymenopteron 

 Oorytes greeni, Bingh., which Mas carrying it. 



2365. Petalocephala confusa, sp. n. 



2 . Virescent or pale ochraceous ; vertex of head as long as 

 spact! between eyes, thickly finely punctate, with a fine central 



