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UEDUVIID.^;. 



(Biiu/Jtaru). Meetan (Fea). 

 Ja\n, Philippines. 



Andamans ; Port Elair {MtldoJa). 



V2>^A. Eliagoras fuscispinus, StSi (Darbanus), Ofv. Vi-t.-Al;. Fiirh. 

 1859, p. 194; id. Stett. ent. Zeit. xxii, p. 135 (1861). 



Plavoiis, testaceous, sparingly griseous-sericeous : eyes, lateral 

 margins of head hehind eyes, lateral prouotal spines, trochanters, 

 and a broad lateral abdominal fascia on the foui'th and fifth 

 .segments black ; disk of posterior pronotal lobe, three or four 

 aiinulations to femora, and about two basal annulations to tibiae 

 dark fuscous ; corium sometimes fuscous, but in this case with the 

 lateral margin and venation flavous or ochraeeous ; antenna? 

 ochraceous, sometimes fuscous ; rostrum with the apices of the 

 joints fuscous ; first joint of antenna? about as long as head, pro- 

 notum and scutellum together ; basal joint of rostrum slightly 

 longer than anteocular portion of head, much shorter than second 

 joint ; apices of femora subnodulose ; pronotal spines long, acute, 

 directed horizontally and a little up\Aard. 



Length 12 to 13'^ millim. 



Hah. Ceylon ; Kandy {Green). 



Genus VILLANOVANUS, nov. 



Type. V. dichrovs, 8t;il. 

 Distrihut'u.n. British India. 



Body elongate ; head shorter tha]i prouotum. with a prominent 

 spine behind the base of each antenna, postocular area about half 

 as long again as anteocular area, transversely impressed between 

 eyes, and tuberculously elcAated behind eyes : rostrum with the 

 first joint a little longer than second, subequal to remaining 



two joints together ; pronotum 

 with the posterior lobe nearly 

 twice as long as anterior 

 lobe, which is sculptured 

 and posteriorly medially im- 

 pressed, posterior angles shortly 

 spinous ; scutellum somewhat 

 long, its apex distinctly acumi- 

 nate ; legs long, anterior tibiie 

 a little shorter than anterior 

 femora and moderately curved ; 

 anterior femora incrassated. 

 shorter than posterior femora, 

 which are as long as first joint 

 of antenna;. 



1285. Villanovanus dichrous, 



Stal (Endoclius), Ami. Soc. 

 Ent. Fr. 1863, p. 26. 



Sanguineous ; antennae, eyes, 

 rostrum (excluding base), body beneath and legs black ; lateral 



Fi"'. 232. — Villanovanus dichrous. 



