HA1^SE>'IA. 



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Geuus HANSENIA. 



Hansenia, Kirl:. J. JSat. Hist. Soc. Bomb, xiv, p. 53 (1902) ; id. 

 Entomologist^ 1903, p. 79 ; Melich. Ann. Ilofmits. Wien, xvi, 

 p. 228 (1901). 



Type, H. glauca, Kirby. 



Distribution. Ceylon. 



Head (including eyes) much narrower than pronotum, vertex 

 with the lateral margins laminately elevated ; face longer than 

 broad, the margins laminately elevated ; pronotum subconically 

 produced anteriorl}^ but not extending to between eyes, centrally 

 obscurely carinate ; mesonotum convex, obscurely carinate ; 

 tegiiiina somewhat short but narrower than the wings, the apical 

 margin rounded, the apex subangulate, costal membrane much 

 broader than radial area, thickly transversely veined, radial area less 

 thickly transversely veined, the whole tegmen from a little beyond 

 base more or less reticulately transversely veined, a subapical 

 transverse line formed by transverse veins extending to apex of 

 clavus and defining a marginal .series of numerous longitudinal 

 cellular areas ; wings broader than tegmina, an oblique vein near 

 apex of anal area, two transverse veins near apex, and some of the 

 longitudinal veins furcate on outer area. 



2003. Hansenia glauca, Kirbi/ (Pceciloptera) J. Linn. Soc, Zool. 



xxiv, p. 154, t. vi, f. IJ: (1891) ; Kirk. CHansenia) Entomologist, 



1903, p. 79. 

 Hansenia pulverulenta, Melich. Ann. Hofmits. Wien, xvi, p. 229, 



t. ii, f. 3 (1901) ; Kirk. J. Nat. Hist. Soc. Bomb, xiv, p. 54 



(1902) ; 3Ielich. Horn. Fatm. Ceylon, p. 88 (1903). 

 Hansenia kirbyi, Melich. Ann. Hofmus. Wien, xvi, p, 229 (1901). 



Head, pronotum, sternum, and legs very dark olivaceous, almost 



black ; head, pronotum, and 

 mesonotum sometimes yel- 

 lowish, the latter with two 

 large blackish spots ; abdo- 

 men and under surfaces of 

 postei-ior tibite pale ochra- 

 ceous, abdomen above with 

 some transverse dark spots ; 

 tegmina pale or dark viola- 



Fig. 212. — Hansenia (jlmica. 



ceous, the apical marginal area always paler and more promment 

 when' the tegmen is dark violaceous ; wings greyish with the 

 venation darker ; the body and especially the tegmina are always 

 cretaceously tomentose. 



Length excl. tegm. 9^ to 10 ; exp. tegm. 33 to 35 millim. 



Rah. Ceylon ; Pundaluoya {Green). 



Some confusion has arisen in the identification of this species. 

 Kirkaldy {supra) stated that it was synonymous with the Neotro- 

 pical species described by Guerin {Ormenis imlverutenta). In this 

 error he states {vide Entomologist, 1903, p. 79) he was followed 



