124 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 



slightly roundly curved, as long as the recurrent nervure. 8cutel- 

 lum keeled laterally to the apex. Base of metanotum smooth ; the 

 basal depression with a stout central and two or three keels on 

 either side of it ; the base, behind the keel, is irregularly striated ; 

 the striae in the centre longitudinal, the others irregularly trans- 

 versely, the rest of the segment with close, rather strong, regularly 

 roundly curved striae. Propleurae closely, obliquely striated. Meso- 

 pleurae closely punctured. Metapleurae closely, coarsely, obUquely 

 striated. 



The disco-cubital nervure is roundly curved and thickened in the 

 centre and with a large bulla beyond the thickened part. Legs 

 densely pilose ; the pile on the femora longer, paler, softer, and 

 sparser than on the tibiae or tarsi, V. 



Length 21 mm. 



Pundalu-oya, January. 



Bred from Dasychira horsfiddi. 



33. — Eniscospilus horsfieldi, sp. nov. 



Length 18 mm., ?. 



This species is very similar to the above described, but is smaller, 

 more slenderly built, and paler in colour. The two may be separated 

 thus : — 



Length 18 mm.; transverse cubital nervure straight, oblique, 

 not distinctly roxinded ; distinctly shorter tlian the recurrent 

 nervure, horsfieldi. 



Length 21 mm.; transverse cubital nervure with a distinct, 

 rounded evu-ve, as long as the recurrent nervure, dasychirce. 



Base of metanotum shagreened ; the base of the apical part has 

 one or two longitudinal keels ; the rest with irregular, curved keels 

 pointing towards the apex ; the rest is closely covered with roundly 

 curved backwards, striae, which, at the apex, extend on to the 

 pleurae. Propleurae rather strongly obliquely striated in the middle; 

 the mesopleurae in the centre above broadly, and below entirely 

 striated ; the upper part of the metapleurae coarsely, irregularly 

 reticulated ; the rest closely, somewhat strongly, obUquely striated. 

 Stigma, costa, and basal abcissa of radius, rufo- testaceous ; there is 

 only one small, somewhat pyriform horny point. Legs densely 

 pilose. The middle lobe of the mesonotum is darker than the latter. 



Spilophion, gen. nov. 



Transverse median nervure broken shortly, but distinctly, below 

 the middle. Base of radius thickened. Disco-cubital nervure 

 roundly, broadly curved, without a stump ; originating before the 



