214 Mr. Walter ¥. H. Blandford's 



Prothorax much broader than long, subrectangular, the sides sub- 

 parallel, the apex very obtusely rounded, hind-angles subrectan- 

 gular, the base transverse ; surface strongly convex from base to 

 apex, somewhat flattened in front from side to side, the apical half 

 with very scattered granules, weaker behind, the basal half finely 

 reticulate, feebly punctured at the sides only. Elytra as wide as and 

 nearly a half longer than the prothorax, with gently curved sides, 

 narrowed behind and broadly rounded at the apex ; surface pul- 

 vinate, obliquely declivous and somewhat flattened from the 

 anterior third, at the base lineato-punctate, with scattered pili- 

 ferous punctures on the inters-tices ; declivity weakly striate, the 

 interstices subconvex, with elevated piliferous points. Antennas 

 and legs light testaceous. 



Hah. Ceylon. 



I have received a fair series of this species, parlly 

 from the Indian Museum, Calcutta, partly from Mr. E. 

 Ernest Green, and have been able to compare the female 

 with Eichhoff's type. The insect has lately made itself 

 conspicuous in Ceylon as a destroyer of the tea-plant. 

 Some twigs accompanying the specimens are about a 

 quarter of an inch in diameter, and show several rami- 

 fying burrows, similar to those made by X. dlt<]jar, 

 without any very special features. The diameter of the 

 holes, an important point in diagnosis of these injuries, 

 is about \l-\'2 mm. 



Xylehorun in'uii^osus^ sp. n. 



Fi:m. Oblonga, cylindrica, subopaca, ferrugineo-picca, capite 

 et prothoracis apice ferrugineis, opaca, pube brevi appressa sat 

 dense pruinosa ; capite magno, fronte convexa, rudi, punctata, 

 linea media carinata; prothorace suboblongo, lateribus vix, apice 

 fortiter rotundato, dorso haud evidenter umbonato, postice sub- 

 tilissime punctulato ; elytris quasi confuse punctatis et grauulis 

 minutis elevatis posterius magis distinctis aspersis, apice convexe 

 declivi. Long. 4 mm. 



Female. Oblong, cylindrical, rather dull, entirely covered with 

 very short fine appressed hairs. Head large, obscure ferruginous, 

 dull, convex in front, rugulosely punctured, with a fine sharp 

 median carina not reaching the mouth, epistoma thickly fringed ; 

 eyes small, deeply emarginate ; antennae fusco-ferruginous. Pro- 

 thorax a little longer than broad, broadly rounded and subbisinuate 



