174 



jassiDjI:. 



of about three granules at each basal area and a double longi- 

 tudinal series of granules on apical area ; tegmina with a 

 number of scattex'ed granules on basal half, veins sometimes 

 testaceous. 



Length excl, tegm. $ 16 ; exp. tegm. 30 millim. 



Hah. Bombay {Dixon). Kangra Valley {Dudgeon). Mussoorie, 

 Pusa (Z/g/y-o?/). Calcutta. Burma ; Pegu (CoZ^. Z>/s<.). 



To be separated from the following species, L. dilatata, Walk, 

 by the narrower and longer vertex of head. I have not seen a 

 male example. 



2385. Ledra dilatata, Walk. List Rom. iii, p. 811 (1851) ; Stdl, Of v. 

 Vet -Ah. Forh. 1802, p. 495; id. Hem. Fabr. n, p. 59 (1809) ; 

 Athins. J. A. S. B. liv, p. 93 (1885). 

 Ledra scutellata, Walk. List Horn, iii, p. 812 (1851). 

 Ledra plana, Walk. torn. cit. 



Tawny-brown, ^^'ith scattered darker granules ; body beneath 

 and legs much paler ; head beneath in front of eyes greyish-brown, 

 between eyes a piceous fascia much more distinct in $ than in 

 cJ ; vertex in both sexes as long as breadth between eyes, moder- 

 ately thickly granulate, the lateral margins obliquely straight for 

 a little in front of eyes and then convexly subangularly rounded 

 to apex, strongly centrally longitudinally ridged, with a more 



Fig. 114.- 



-Ledra dilatata, cj" & 5 • 



obscure short oblique ridge on each side ; pronotum granulate, 

 with five longitudinal ridges on posterior disk, the central ridge 

 very short ; scutellum with two apical black ridges ; abdomen 

 above testaceous-red, the anal segment ochraceous ; tegmina pale 

 brownish-ochraceous, the veins darker, a few^ small scattered 

 granules on basal half ; wings hyaline, the veins darker and 

 sanguineous at base. 



Var. Tegmina (excluding costal apical area) fuscous brown. 



Length incl. tegm. S 1<J, $ 23; exp. tegm. 5 36 to 38 millim. 



Hah. Nilgiri Hills (Hampson). Burma ; Euby Mines (JDohert)/) ; 

 Thayetmyo ( Watson). Tenasserim (Brit. litis.). 



The smaller specimen figured is the d" type L. dilatata, Walk., 

 the larger figure is the § type L. scutellata, Walk. 



