218 APPENDIX. — jassid.t:. 



genus PeUdocephaJa^ writes "ocelli versus basin verticis positi, 

 ab oculis quam inter se longius remoti." He certainly also states: 

 " G-enus Camptelasnms, Spin., Petaloceplialce affine videtur," but, 

 in 1870 (Ofv. Vet.-Ak. Forh. p. 732), he used his genus Petalo- 

 cephda, as he had every reason to do, a course which I have 

 followed here and elsewliere. 



Petalocepiiala coxica. (A'ol. IV, p. 164.) 



This species has been taken by Mr. T. Bainbrigge Fletcher at 

 Peradeuiya, Ceylon, on the bamboo, Dendrocalamus [/iganteus;. 



Petalocephala u^'iformis. (Vol. IV, p. 165.) 



Add: Rab. South India ; Chikkaballapura (T. V. OamjdieU) ; 

 Coimbatore, 8. Cauara, Puttur and Shevaroy Hills (Pusa Coll.). 



Petalocephala latifroxs. (Vol. lY, p. 166.) 

 Add: Ilab. Ceylon; Xuwara Eliya (&r6'eH). 



3-152. Petalocephala cephalotes, sp. n. 



Virescent ; body beneath and legs more ochraceous ; Aertex of 

 head about ;is long as breadth between eyes, longer than pronotum, 

 but not convexly narrowing till near middle, thickly finely punc- 

 tate, two oblique series of granules commencing at apex and not 

 continued beyond middle; pronotum thickly finely punctate; 

 scutellum finely ])unctate, the apical area depressed, striate, and 

 paler in coloration ; tegmiua finely punctate, more coarsely so in 

 the claval area, two minute black spots at claval apices and two 

 similar spots on tegminal suture near middle; posterior tibiae 

 prominently dentate. 



Length inch tegm. 10| millim. 



Hah. Nilgiri Hills ; Coonoor(2'. V. Camphell). 



A species to be recognized by the broailly shaped head. 



3453. Petalocephala signata, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and scutellum virescent ; vertex of head with 

 a large central oblong black spot, almost reaching base ; body 

 beneath pale virescent or ochraceous, face with a large central 

 black spot ; tegmina virescent or ochraceous, claval area — more or 

 less — a somewhat broken oblique fascia crossing middle, and the 

 inner margin castaneous ; legs virescent or ochraceous ; vertex of 

 head about as long as breadth between eyes, the lateral margins 



