HKMIl'TKUA lIETKUOi'TF.liA. I o9 



Wiugs not exteiuling to tlie tip of the alidomcn ; coiiiim wliite, with two 

 broad black bands, one in the middle, tbe other apical. Length of the 

 body H line. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Thwaites. 



o3. Ophthalmicus dispar. 



Ferrugincuf!, crassus,fere elliplicits, antice nigrr ; oculi sal magni., valdc 

 piominuli ; anlenme testacew, corporis dimidio lontj'wres, articulis 

 lo Aoque talis 'lo ;^oquc hasi piceis ; prothoracis sulcus Iransversus 

 medim vulde dilcnninalus ; sculcllum piceuni ; pedes pallide flavi ; 

 membrana diaphana. 



P'erruginoiis, dull, thick, nearly elliptical, very minutely punctured. 

 Head small, triangul.ir. Head and anterior part of the prothorax black. 

 Eyes piceous, very prominent, rather large. Antennae testaceous, slender, 

 more than half tbe length of the body; first joint piceous, short ; second 

 about twice the length of ihe first, |)ieeous towards the base; third hardly 

 more than half the length of the second, slightly piceous towards the base ; 

 fourth piceous, as long as the second. Prothorax short, narrower in front 

 of the well-defined transverse middle furrow. Scutcllum piceous. Legs 

 pale yellow, slender. Wings extending to the tip of the abdomen ; 

 membrane pellucid. Length of the body Ij line. 



(I. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Thwaites. 



31. Ophthalmicus discuf.u. 



Testaceus, crassns, sttbtus niger ; capilis mar go posticus niger ; oculi ruji, 

 maxinii, valde prominuli ; ayitcnna: nignc, corporis dimidio paxdlo 

 lougiores ; prothorax sulco transvcrso medio piceo ; scutcllum piceum ; 

 corium piceo unistrigalum. 



Testaceous, thick, shining, black beneath. Head short, smootli, black 

 along the hind border above. Eyes red, very large and prominent. 

 Antenna; black, rather stout, a little more than half the length of the body ; 

 fust joint very short; second more than twice the length of the first; tliird 

 much shorter than the second ; fourth a little longer than the third. Pro- 

 thorax short, largely and thinly punctured, vvilli a broad and shallow 

 transverse ])iceous middle furrow. Scutcllum piceous, with a few punctures. 

 Legs slender. Wings extending to the tip of the abdomen. Corium 

 smooth, with a broad piceous streak in the disk. Length of the body 

 U line. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Thwaites. 



Eastern Isles. 

 3.3. Ophthalmicus klavickps, C. U. ;384. 

 a. Philippine Isles. P'rom .Mr. Cuming's collection. 



