GRAPXOSTETHUS. 7 



Genus GRAPTOSTETHUS. (Vol. II, p. 8.) 



Graptostethus maculatus. (Vol. II, p. 11.) 

 Var. siuhalana, Kirk. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 1908, p. 10. 



Apparently differs from the typical form as follows : — Head red, 

 only the tylus obscurely fuscous ; an obscure suffused, submedian 

 spot anteriorly on the pronotum ; no claval spot, but the clavus 

 and corium irregularly suffused with fuscous ; antennae, rostrum 

 (except red iirst joint), aud legs brownish fuscous ; sternites 

 almost uniformly fuscous, tinged with red, a little redder baso- 

 laterally, a little less red apically ; rostrum reaching to middle 

 coxae ; second joint of antennae nearly a half longer than the 

 third. {Kirl-aldii .) 



Length ? 



Hah. Ceylon ; Sober Island {Fletcher — -fide Kirhdldy). 



Kirkaldy, while complaining of the " meagre descriptions " 

 hitherto published of G. maculatus, has contributed the above 

 indication which possibly refers to a distinct species rather than 

 to a variety of G. maculatus ? He has, however, given no dimen- 

 sion. The type is in Honolulu, and therefore nothing more 

 definite can be said about it at present. 



2775. Graptostethus coUaris, Bredd. {Pyrvhohiiph.\i3 (Graptostethus)), 



Deutsch. ent. Zeitschr. 1907, p. 43. 



" Very like G. servus (vol. ii, p. 8), but somewhat larger, of 

 duller colouring, and with thicker dusty grey scaly covering ; the 

 broad front margin of the pronotum (bordered behind by the red 

 cicatrisaut fork) black, greyisbly pilose, with a median velvet-black 

 longitudinal stripe, the round velvety black discal spots and the 

 greyisbly black transverse bands of pronotum running parallel to 

 the hind margin and interrupted in the middle, as in G. servus ; 

 head red ; clypeus and angle between ocelli, eyes and hind border, 

 black ; lateral margins of scutellum bordered with red behind the 

 middle; apical joint of antennae rather thicker and distinctly 

 sliorter than in servus. 



"Easily distinguished from servus by colour of front half of 

 pronotum." [Breddin.) 



"Length $ 10^ to 10;^ millim." 



Hab. Ceylon ; Matala, Paradna {fide Breddin). 



I have not seen this species. 



2776. Graptostethus verticalis, Ball. (Lygaeus), List Hem. ii, p. 548 



(1852) ; Dist. (Graptostethus?), A. M. X. H. (7) vii, p. 537 

 (1901). 



Head red or reddish ochraceous with a large central black spot; 

 pronotum red or reddish ochraceous with a large longitudinal black 



