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Genus MALALA, nov. 

 (To follow Gonycentrum, Vol. II, p. 125.) 



Type, M. bulliens, Dist. 



Distribution. At present only known from Ceylon. 



Ovate ; head produced in front of the insertion of the antennae, 

 a spine on each side between base of antennae and apex of head, a 

 spine behind base of antennae, and two discal spines between the 

 area of eyes and apex, beneath compressed, convexly laminate ; 

 antennae with the first and second joints short, globose, second 

 slightly shorter than first and not quite reaching apex of head, 

 third joint long and slender, about three times as long as fourth ; 

 pronotum nearly twice as broad at base as centrally long, the anterior 

 margin punctately impressed, the lateral margins areolate, the disk 

 tricarinate, the lateral margins a little roundly sinuate, the anterior 

 margin moderately concave, posterior margin truncate; scutellum 

 about as broad as long, strongly centrally longitudinally carinate, 

 the lateral margins straightly oblique ; elytra considerably longer 

 than the abdomen, the margins moderately rounded, the discoidal 

 area granulose, subcostal and costal areas areolate, the costal more 

 prominently areolate and, except at apex, a little wider than the 

 subcostal ; legs moderate in size and length. 



2875. Malala bullions, 8p . n. 



Head piceous, beneath laminately compressed and areolate; 

 antennae with the first, second and fourth joints piceous, third 

 ochraceous ; pronotum piceous, the lateral margins biareolate, the 



Fig. 48. Malala bulliens. 



interior of the areolets whitish; anterior margin whitish with a 

 series of punctate impressions ; scutellum pale brownish ochra- 

 ceous ; elytra with the discoidal areas fuscous brown, the subcostal 

 and costal areas palely fuscously areolate, the interior of the 



