214 EEDUTIID,^. 



cox£e, the intermediate and posterior coxae and bases of femora 

 brownish-ochraceous ; annulation to anterior femora, a broad 

 central annulation to anterior tibiae, and tuo or three small 

 annulations to intermediate and posterior tibiae, before the middle, 

 obscure pale stramineous. 



Length 3().7 millim. 



Hah. Ceylon (Green). — Philippines (Semjie)-). 



B. Posterior femora not quite reacliing tlie abdominal apex. 



1012. Isclinobaena lienrici, Dohm (Emesa), Z/^^jl Ent. xiv, pp. 216 iS: 

 218 (1660). 



Piceous ; bead, a central line to thorax aboA"e and beneath 

 luteous : abdominal segments with a small elongate creamy-white 

 spot ; legs and antennte fuscous-brown, basal joint of antennae and 

 the intermediate and posterior legs with numerous small creamy- 

 w hite annulations ; anterior tibiae, coxal spots, and a spot beneath 

 at junction of nieso- and metasterna very pale luteous ; anterior 

 tibiae with a basal and apical annulation and apex of tarsi brownish- 

 ochraceous. Posterior femora not reaching abdominal apex. 



Length 27 to 32 millim. 



Hab. Ceylon {Green). 



Genus GARDENA. 



Gardena, Dohm, Linn. Ent. xiv, p. 214 (1860); Stdl, Ofv. Vet.-Ak. 

 Fork. 1870, p. 704 note ; id. En. Hem, iv, p. 93 (1874) ; Champ. 

 Biol. Centr.-Amer., Ehynch. W, p. 16-3 (1898). 



Type, G. meUnarthrum, Dohrn. 



Distribution. Neotropical, Palaearctic, Oriental, and xlustralasian 

 Eegions. 



Body long, slender, cylindrical, head much attenuated and 

 pedunculate at base ; rostrum about reaching the anterior coxae, 

 iirst and second joints stoutest, third longest ; hemelytra either 

 absent, or when present reaching to about half the length of 

 abdomen ; anterior femora from middle to apex thickly spined 

 beneath : tarsi three-jointed. 



A. Hernelytra present ; first joint of antennce sJiorter than abdomen. 



1013. Gardena bicolor, sp. n. 



Anteocular portion of head, posterior lobe of pronotum, meso- 

 and metasterna, anterior trochanters, intermediate and posterior 

 coxai and trochanters, and apical area of abdomen beneath piceous ; 

 postocular portion of head, hernelytra, and basal area of abdomen 

 beneath brownish piceous ; antennae, rostrum, anterior lobe of 

 pronotiim, and legs pale castaneous : apices of intermediate and 



