HTDEOMETEIDyT.. 



ravana, KirA-. Entomologist, 1902, p. G4. 



Brounish-black ; head (more or 

 less) and a central longitudinal 

 line to proTiotum ferruginous ; 

 antennae unicolorous ; a spot on each 

 side of pronotum at anterior angles, 

 and three spots to heraelytra, one at 

 base, anotlier in the central cell, 

 and the third apical, silvery-white; 

 veins very distinct ; femora more or 

 less pallid, especially at bases and 

 under surface; coxse and trochanters 

 pallid ; connexivum with a broad 

 median longitudinal pale flavous 

 fascia ; abdomen beneath dark 

 brownish, ochraceously pilose, and 

 somewhat pallid medianly. 



Length 4 to 4| millim. 



Hah. Ceylon; Peradeniya(Gree?i). 

 By the favour of Mr. Kirkaldy I have been enabled to figure his 

 type specimen. 



124. — Bhuyovelia ravana. 



Genus VELIA. 



Velia, Latr. Gen. iii, p. 132 (1807); Burm. 

 (1835) ; Amy. i^^- Serv. Hem. p. 419 (1843) : 

 pp. 33, J 05 "(1801); Stdl. Hem. Afr. iii, p. 

 Hem. Het. Brit. Islch. p. 148 (18921 



Hamlb. ii, p. 211 

 Fieher, Eur. Hem. 

 167 (1865); Saund. 



Type, V. currens, Fabr. 



Bistrihution. IN'earctic, Neotropical, and Pal?earctic Regions, 

 just entering the Oriental. 



Head short, eyes large and slightly separated from the anterior 

 margin of the pronotum, ocelli absent ; first joint of antennse 

 longest, ciu'ved, remaining joints subequal in length ; rostrum 

 extending to about the middle of the mesostenuim ; pronotum 

 with the basal margin posteriorly couAexly produced ; hemelytra 

 in the developed form entirely membranous, or in the undeveloped 

 form entirely absent ; connexivum reflexed, the apical segment 

 produced in a dentate angulation ; in the male two genital seg- 

 ments are visible above, in the female only one ; intermediate 

 femora long, slender, posterior femora incrassated, \\\t\\ two spines 

 and a series of dentieulations in the male : tarsi three-jointed, 

 claws subapical, intermediate tarsi longest. 



957. Velia currens, Fabr. (Genis) Ent. 8yst. iv, p. 193 (1794) ; id. 

 (Hydiometra) Syst. Rhyng. p. 259 (1803); Amy. ^- Serv. Hem. 

 p. 420 (1843); Fieb. Eur. Hem. p. 105 (1861); Saund. Hem. 

 Het. Brit. Islds. p. 149 (1892). 



5 . Dark chocolate-brown ; abdomen above blackish-brown ; 

 connexivum brownish-ochraceous, spotted with black ; antennae, 

 rostrum, legs and body beneath brownish-ochraceous, the last 



