the Species of Dyscritina reared by Mr. Green. . 389 
illa apice oblique rotundata, hae valde prominentes,. Pedes testacei. 
Abdominis segmenta 3 et 4 tuberculis pliciformibus instructa ; 
segmentum ultimum magnum; forcipum — crura -brevia, recta, 
conica. 
Long. corporis 10°5-14°75 millim.; long. forcipum 1-1'25 millim. 
Head flattened, reddish, slightly broader than the pronotum ; 
antennae testaceous ; eyes black ; mouth parts testaceous. Pronotum 
reddish, squared, the hinder margin rounded, the disc somewhat 
raised anteriorly, flattened posteriorly. Elytra long and broad, 
pale testaceous, the disc darker ; broader near the base, considerably 
narrower at the apex, where they are obliquely rounded ; scutellum 
visible at the base of the elytra, very small. Wings ample, project- 
ing well beyond the elytra, the coriaceous portion testaceous on 
inner margin, darker on outer margin. Legs uniform testaceous. 
Abdomen cylindrical, reddish, basal half of the segments paler ; 
tubercles of the 3rd and 4th segments indistinct ; apical segment 
large, dark reddish, with a very faint median longitudinal sulcus, 
the posterior border produced into a small tubercle at each angle. 
Branches of the forceps stout, straight, short and conical, not quite 
contiguous, furnished each at the base on the upper side with a 
small sensory (?) foramen. 
The hinder part of the head, the pronotum, the basal and apical 
parts of the elytra, the wings, femora and tibiae clothed with a few 
long bristles; dorsal aspect of the abdomen and the tarsi with a 
dense pale pubescence, 
Hab, CEYLON, Punduluoya (Green). 
Judging by the descriptions this species appears to be 
smaller and redder than its allies. ° 
Diplatys nigriceps (Kirby). 
Cylindrogaster nigriceps, Kirby, Linn. Soc. Journ. Zool., 
xxiii, p. 507 (1890). 
Colore fuscus. Caput rotundatum, pronoto latius. Pronotum 
deplanatum, margine postico rotundato. Elytra et alae perfecte ex- 
plicatze, longze, illa apice oblique rotundata, Pedes fusci, tibiis palli- 
dioribus. Abdomen gracile, segmento ultimo magno. 
¢. Abdomen medio paullo constrictum, forcipum crura previa, 
basi subcontigua, valida, dehine attenuata, recta, in parte apicali 
graciliora, inermia, apice ipso incurva, vix decussata. 
@. Abdomen cylindricum, minus gracile, forcipum crura inter 
