178 ADDENDA. — BERTTIDyE. 



narrower pronotum, and the shorter and more thickened apical 

 joint to the antenna?. Dr. Montandon Inndly forwarded me this 

 species. 



Genus METACANTHUS. (Vol. I, p. 422.) 

 Metacanthus pulckellus. (Vol. I, p. 4z'.5, fig. 248.) 

 Add : Hab. Ceylon ; Peradeniya (E. JS. Green). 



3759. Metacanthus bihamatus, Bisi.Ann. SocEnt. Behj. liii, p. 360 

 (fy09) : Entontohhjist, xliv, p. lOo, fig. (19f 1). 



Pronotum and sternum pale ochraceous ; head and a tuberculous 

 spot at each basal angle of tlie jjronotum shining black ; abdomen 

 beneath, legs, rostrum and antennae strainiueous ; numerous 

 annulations to legs and antennae, and apex of rostrum black; 

 first joint of antenuse about as long as anterior tibiae and tarsi, its 

 apex moderately clavate, second about two-thirds the length 

 of first and subequal to third ; rostrum reaching the posterior 

 coxae, first joint about reaching the anterior coxae ; pronotum with 

 a distinct anterior collar, at the base of which is a long curved 

 spine on each side, disk of pronotum convexly raised, finely 

 punctate, with a somewhat obscure central longitudinal ridge, and 

 a central small tubercle between the black tuberculous spots ; 

 scutellum with a short (in typical specimen probably mutilated) 

 subbasal spine ; hemelytra pale shining hyaline, membrane with 

 an iridescent tint and considerably extending beyond abdominal 

 apex. 



Length 4 millim. 



Hah. Ceylon {Green). Soutli India; Chikkaballapura {T. V. 

 Campbell). 



A very distinct species ; the long curved spines to the pro- 

 notum suggest a subgeneric division. 



Geiuis HUBERTIELLA, (Vol. T, p. 423.) 



HUBERTIELLA CARDAMOMI. (Vol. T, p. 424.) 



Add : Huh. South India : Chikkaballajiura, Nilgiri Hills {T. V. 

 CampheU), 



Far. Dist. ' Entomologist,' xliv, p. 269 (1911). 



Since I previously referred to this species (stq^ra), Mr. E. E. 

 Green has sent me varietal specimens in which the two dark spots 

 on the posterior pronotal lobe are almost or entirely obliterated. 

 These specimens were taken from Strobilanthus, so that the 

 species is seen to be not entirely confined to iLlettaria cardamomum. 



