the Xylophilidse of Ceylon. 223 



at the outer apical angle beneath ; posterior tibia? flattened 

 and rather broad. 



Hob. Ceylon, Kandy. 



The <? and ? labelled as co-types of X. ceylonicus in 

 Mr. Bryant's collection somewhat doubtfully belong to the 

 same species, the ? having smaller and less coarsely facetted 

 eyes, shorter and more slender antennae, and less coarsely 

 punctured elytra, than the <$ . The antennal joints 3-10, 

 however, are subeqnal in length and the posterior femora 

 strongly clavate in both of them. The long, abruptly bent 

 spur at the apex of the front tibiae of the $ was not noticed 

 in Pic's description. There is a similar ? in the British 

 Museum, found by Thwaites in Ceylon. 



Xylophilus dikoyanus, sp. n. 



Short, opaque, the elytra slightly shining; testaceous, the 

 head and posterior femora piceous, the eyes ' black ; the 

 elytra with a spot on the disc below the base, a common, 

 angulate, subapical fascia, and an indication of an angular 

 patch at the sides, fuscous ; the upper surface densely, finely, 

 the elytra a little more diffusely, punctate, the prothorax 

 and elytra variegated with extremely fine, close, adpressed, 

 flavo-cinereous and brown pubescence, the vestiture of the 

 head uniformly cinereous. Head very broad, the eyes in $ 

 extremely large and occupying the whole of the side of the 

 head, very little smaller in $ , distant in both sexes ; aufenme 

 slender, slightly widened outwards, long in $ , much shorter 

 in $ , joint 2 very short, 3 twice as long as 2 and a little 

 longer than 4, 11 acuminate-ovate. Prothorax small, broader 

 than long, the disc transversely impressed before the base. 

 Elytra about twice as wide as the prothorax, short, parallel 

 at the base, the post-basal depression conspicuous. Legs 

 slender, the posterior femora moderately incrassate, simple 

 in £ , the anterior tibiae in this sex armed with a small tooth 

 on the inner edge at a little beyond the middle. 



Length l*-2 mm. (<??)• 



Bab. Ceylon, JDikoya, between 3800 and 4200 ft. 

 (G. Leivis). 



One male (in very fresh condition) and two females. 

 This species bears some resemblance to the European 

 X. populneus, except that the antenna? and posterior femora 

 are not nearly so stout. The long third joint of the antennae 

 separates it from X. orienlalis. 



Xylophilus orientalis, sp. n. 



Short, opaque, the elytra shining (when denuded) ; testa- 

 ceous, the elytra with three faint, angulate, interrupted, 



