the Xylophilidae of Ceylon. 219 



Hob, Ceylon, Dikoya, between 3800 and 4200 ft. {G. 

 Lewis), Nuwara Elia. 



One male, taken on Jan. 12th, 1882. This insect agrees 

 very nearly with the description of X. (Euylenus) testucei- 

 pennis, Motschulsky, from Nuwara Elia [Nura Ellia] ; but 

 it is not the species identified as such by Pic, which has 

 the $ anterior tibiae infuscate and feebly sinuate within, &c. 

 The length is given as f (which may be due to the head 

 being deflexed in the type) and the breadth § lin. 



Xylophilus crassipes, sp. n. 



Hyfophilus testaceijiennis, Motsch., var., Pic, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1912, 

 p. 280. 



3 . Moderately elongate, shining; black, the palpi and 

 tarsi, the femora at the base, the intermediate and posterior 

 tibiae at the base and apex, and the basal margin of the pro- 

 thorax testaceous or rufo-testaceous, the elytra testaceous, 

 with the sides rather broadly infuscate, the antennae obscure 

 testaceous, becoming paler towards the tip, the anterior tibiae 

 also infuscate; clothed with rather long cinereous hairs. 

 Head very broad, transverse, finely punctate, narrowly ex- 

 tended on each side behind the eyes, the latter very large, 

 coarsely facetted, and separated by about half their width ; 

 antennae stout, moderately long, joints 3-10 subcylindrical, 

 about as long as broad, 2 slightly shorter than 3, 11 ovate, 

 obliquely acuminate. Prothorax rather narrow, convex, 

 rounded-subquadrate, densely punctate, without depression. 

 Elytra moderately long;, a little wider than the head, sub- 

 parallel in their basal half, closely, coarsely punctate, the disc 

 with a long, deep, oblique depression below the base. Legs 

 stout; anterior and intermediate femora moderately, the 

 posterior pair strongly, clavate ; anterior tibise somewhat 

 rounded externally, slightly sinuate within, and feebly 

 mucronate at the apex ; posterior tibiae rather broad, flat- 

 tened ; basal joint of intermediate and posterior tarsi stout. 



Length 2, breadth | mm. 



Hah. Ceylon, Kandy. 



One male, found by Mr. Bryant in June 1908. Very like 

 the insect from Dikoya here identified as X. testaceipennis, $ , 

 but with the antennae, the anterior femora and tibiae, and 

 elytra darker, the antennae shorter and with much less elon- 

 gate apical*joint, the anterior tibiae feebly sinuate within 

 (instead of being abruptly bent), the elytra narrower, the legs 

 stouter, and the tarsi shorter. 



Xylophilus taprobanus, sp. n. 



Moderately elongate, rather broad, shining ; fusco-piceous, 



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