BEBMOEHTTIS. 36S 



versely rugose at the sides, the rugosities not quite extending to 

 apex. 



Len'jih 4-5 mm. 



Hub. Ceylon : Galle, Kandy. 



A species that is sometimes entirely metallic green or obscure 

 cupreous, but always of small size. 



651. Dermorhytis kandyensis, sp. n. 



Metallic green ; antennae blackish ; elytra with a spot near 

 scutellutn, a transverse cupreous band at middle not reaching the 

 suture and an elongate cupreous spot near margin and apex. 



Fig. 129. Dermorhytis kandyensis. 



Head strongly and rather closely punctured. Thorax remotely 

 and very strongly punctured, halt as broad again as long, convex, 

 sides obsoletelv biangulate in the middle. Elytra finely punctate- 

 striate near the suture, apex nearly impunctate, sides stronglv 

 transversely rugose below the shoulders aud in the middle. Legs 

 more or less cupreous. 



Far. The lateral subapical elytral spot absent. 



Length 6-7 1 mm. 



Hob. Ceylon : Kandy. 



Although closely allied to D. ornatissima evidently distinct. I 

 have many specimens but no specimen intermediate between the 

 two species. The thorax in the present insect has never any 

 purplish markings and the markings on the elytra are different in 

 shape, the transverse band does not extend to the suture nor 

 downwards along the suture to the apex as in D. ornatissima ; the 

 elytra in the last named insect are more strongly punctured and 

 rugose, the punctures distinct to the apex. The species was 

 formerly considered by me as n variety of D. ornatissima (P. Z. S. 

 1887, p. 82.) 



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