PETALOCEPHALA. 



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Lediopsis kirbvi, Melieh. Honi. Faun. Ceylon, p. 143, t. iv, f. 14 



(1908). 

 Eogypona kirbyi, Kirk, in litt. 



Viresceut or ochraceous ; anterior margiu of vertex narrowly 

 testaceous; lateral margins of pronotum very narrowly and finely 

 or more broadly black ; in some specimens the clavus, excluding 

 its inner margin, is more or less fuscous-brown; vertex of head 

 considerably sliorter than width between eyes, almost obliquely 

 straight for a short distance in front of eyes and Ifinence convexly 

 narrowed to apex, which is subangulate, centrally finely longi- 

 tudinally carinate ; pronotum obscurely transversely rugulose, its 

 lateral margins straight ; tegraina thickly punctate, more coarsely 

 so on claval area. 



Length inch tegm. 10 to 12 millim. 



Hah. Nilgiri Hills (Uampsoa). Ceylon ; Kandy {Green), Pun- 

 duluoya, Patipolla, Neeldandahecna, Weligama {fide Ilelichar).— 

 Singapore {Wallace, Brit. IIus.). 



Although Melichar does not mention the narrow dark margins 

 to the vertex and pronotum he figures the vertex of his species, 

 the peculiar structure of uhich leaves httle doubt as to its identity 

 with Walker's P. nigriVmea. From fStfil's description his dimidiata 

 also appears to be a synonym. 



2376. Petalocephala tabulata, sp. w. 



5 . Vertex greyish, minutely spotted with sanguineous, the 

 basal margin and sometimes a centi-al line also of that colour ; 



ocelli piceous; pronotum olivaceous- 

 brown, the anterior and lateral areas 

 greyish, minutely spotted with san- 

 guineous, a transverse series of 

 small grey spots at basal margin ; 

 scutelluin pale castaneous ; body 

 beneath ochraceous, the liead, lateral 

 margin of prosternum and lateral 

 margins of abdomen sanguineous ; 

 tegminapiceous-brown, the posterior 

 costal area greyish, a few small 

 greyish spots on margins of claval 

 area ; vertex broad, shorter than 

 space between eyes, sparingly punc- 

 tate, lateral margins slightly angu- 

 lated in front of eyes ; pronotum 

 with the discal area finely wrinkled, the anterior and lateral 

 areas punctate ; scutellum punctate, the apex Itevigate ; tegmina 

 punctate, the claval area very coarsely punctate. 

 Length inch tegm. $ 7g millim. 

 Hah. Ceylon; Pundaluoya ((?ree«, 5n'^. iliws.). 

 A small and very distinctly marked species. 



Fig. 112. 

 Petalocephala tabulata. 



