200 Mr. II. W. Bates on Geodephagous 



Helluodes taprobance. 



Helluodes taprobantB, Westwood, Tt-ans. Ent. Soc. iv. p. 279^ t. xxi. 

 fig.B. 



Kitugalle, in Rest-house, at night. 



Physoa'otaphus ceylon icus. 

 'phus ci 



Dikoya. 



Physocrotcqjhus ceylonicus, Parry, Trans. Ent. Soc. v. p. 180, t. xviii. 

 fig-. 4. 



Pogonoglossus ? 



Kandy. 



One example, apparently belonging to this genus, but 

 differing in the upper surface being clothed witli blonde hairs. 

 It is, however, not in good condition and cannot be satisfac- 

 torily determined. 



Subfamily HEZLUoxiN^Ti. 



Creagris lahrosa. 



Creagris lahrosa, Nietner, Joiirn. As. Soc. Beug. 1857, p. 139. 

 Acanthugenius piccus, Scliaum, Berl. ent. Zeitschr. 1863, p. 80. 



Colombo, old trees. 



Chaudoir restored the genus Creagris (Nietn.), which 

 Schaum had incorporated with Acanthogeniusj on account of 

 the bilobed penultimate tarsal joints of the species on which 

 it was founded ; with this he restored also the specific name, 

 changed by Schaum, as it had been previously used by Dejean 

 for an African species of Acanthogenius. 



Omphra rujipes. 

 Omphra rtijipes, Klug, Jabrb. i. p. 72. 

 Colombo. 



Subfamily Brackininm. 



Pheropsophus himo.culatus. 



Pheropsophiis bimaculatus, Linn. Mant. p. 532; Dejeaii, Sp. Gen. i. 

 p. 299 ; Chaudoir, Mouogr. des Bracliyn. 1876, p. 24. 



Kitugalle. 



P/i eropsopjh us fuscicollis. 



Pheropsophus fuscicoUis, Dej. Sp. Gen. i. p. 306 ; Chaudoir, Monogr. des 

 Brachyn. 1876, p. 27. 



Kitugalle. 



