AXKINSONIELLA. 



235 



with a small spot of the same colour at apex of clavus ; central 

 carination to vertex forked at base ; pronotum finely granulose, 

 the anterior transverse impression more profound on the lateral 

 areas ; between the two central longitudinal ridges there is a fine 

 central carination on the posterior half; posterior tibiae very 

 finely spinulose. 



Length incl. tegm. 7 millim. 



Hah. Ceylon ; Peradeniya {Green), Negombo {Me Melichar). 

 Tenasserim ; Myitta {Doherty). 



A specimen from Tenasserim is here figured, which agrees in 

 every particular with an example from Ceylon sent to me by 

 Mr. E. E. Green. 



Genus ATKINSONIELLA, no v. 



Type, A. decisa, Dist. 



Distribution. British India. 



Vertex very short, little more than half the length of pronotum, 

 prominently foveate on each side parallel with the anterior margin 

 of eyes ; ocelli on disk about as far apart from each other as from 

 eyes ; face long, transversely striate, foveate on disk, the foveation 



Fig. 149. — Aikinsoniella decisa. 



neither reaching base nor clypeus ; pronotum broad, transverse, 

 lateral margins almost straight ; scutellum with the apical area 

 centrally broadly convexly ridged ; legs moderately long, posterior 

 tibite thickly spinulose ; tegmina longer than abdomen, apical 

 areas four, the posterior one very large, posterior claval margin 

 straight, beyond claval apex the tegmen is moderately valvate. 



