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JASSIDiE. 



subrugulose ; pronotum punctate, finely transversely wrinkled, 

 witli a rather faint central longitudinal carination ; scutellum 

 with the disk punctate, the a[)ical area transversely striate, the 



Fig. \i\.—Fdalocephcda insignis. 



basal angular area impunctate ; tegmina punctate, more coarsely 

 so on the claval and costal areas. 



Length excl. tegm. $ 11 millim. ; exp. tegm. 20 millim. 



Hah. Sikhim (Atkinson OolL, Brit. Mus.). 



2374. Petalocepliala perductalis, Kirbj/ (Clovia), J. Linn. Soc, Zool. 

 xxiv, p. 161, t. V, f. 2 (1891) ; Melich. (Ledropsis) Horn. Faun. 

 Ceylon, p. 145 (1903). 



Head, pronotum, scutellum and tegmina pale chocolate-brown; 

 a cfciutral broad longitudinal fascia traverses the vertex, pronotum 

 and scutellum, narrowing on vertex, ochraceous ; body beneath 

 and legs dull ochraceous ; vertex of head about as long as space 

 between eyes, finely punctate, narrowing to apex which is obtusely 

 angnlate ; pronotum finely transversely wrinkled, the lateral 

 margins obliquely straight ; scutellum finely transversely wrinkled ; 

 face with a foveate impression on each side in a line with the 

 antenna? ; tegmina thickly, somewhat coarsely punctate. 



Length inch tegm. $ 12 millim. 



Hah. Ceylon; Pundaluoya, Kandy, Maskeliya (G-Vc^?i) ; Badda- 

 Eliya, Ambepusse {fide Melkliar). 



The brilliant and unique coloration of this species renders its 

 recognition a matter of no difficulty. 



c. Vertex of head considerably shorter than breadth betiveen erjes. 



2375. Petalocephala nigrilinea, Walk. (Ledra) J. Linn. Soc, Zool. 

 i, p. !)8 (1856). 

 Ledi'opsis dunidiata, Stdl, Ofu. Vet.-Ak. Fork. 1858, p. 452. 



