60 APPENDIX. LYG^EIB^E. 



the punctuation of the 'processus pronoti' is, when present at all, 

 hidden by the short silky shining hair with which the pronotum, 

 head, and scutellum are covered ; scutellum behind the middle with 

 a sharp median keel, not forked at the front end ; tegmina not 

 extending beyond the abdominal apex ; membranal suture recti- 

 linear ; anterior femora (which are all that are left on the 

 specimen before me) with a distinct spine on the underside near 

 the apex; second joint of antennae nearly twice as long as first, 

 third longer than first and shorter than the long spindle-shaped 

 fourth ; pectus and venter with short thick silky hair ; colouring 

 and pattern as in E. archetypus ; ' processus pronoti ' dirty rust- 

 brown, the shoulder swellings outside pitchy brownish ; scutellum 

 towards apex pitchy brown, keel rather paler, extreme apex 

 whitish; marginal area of corium whitish, outermost tip and a 

 narrow interruption blackish ; antennae dirty rusty yellow, first 

 joint, extreme base of second, and the fourth joint pitchy black ; 

 anterior legs \vhitish yellow, terminal half of femora (except the 

 outermost terminal border) and base of tibiae pitchy black." 

 (Breddin.} 



" Length 3| millim." 



Hal. Ceylon ; Anuradhapura (fide Breddin). 



This species, which appears from the above description to 

 have been described from a single mutilated specimen, is here 

 included pending its ultimate identification. Its generic position 

 is doubtful, and has been made more obscure by its describer's 

 opinion of the position of the genus which he has confused with 

 Pamera. 



Genus LEMNIUS. (Vol. II, p. 66.) 

 LEMNIUS OVATUS, Dist. (Vol. II, p. 67.) 

 Lemnius inornatus, Bredd. Deutsch. ent. Zeitschr. 1907, p. 210. 



There can be little doubt that Breddin has simply redescribed 

 L. ovatus. My genus and species was unfortunately and una- 

 voidably founded on a carded specimen, and therefore "it is a point 

 of satisfaction that my Prussian colleague had been able to figure 

 the underside of the abdomen. The principal difference in the 

 two descriptions relates to the membrane and is explainable. 

 Breddin describes it as " vitreous hyaline " which is correct if it 

 be separated from the body ; I describe it as " dark violaceous, its 

 apical margin pale hyaline," which is as it appears reflecting the 

 dark dorsum beneath. 



My type was collected by Mr. G. Lewis and simply labelled 

 * Ceylon ' : Breddin's type is from Kandy. It is apparently a 

 scarce species, for it is contained in none of the large collections 

 sent me from time to time by Mr. E. E. Green. 



