220 Mr. F. Walker on some undescribed Ceylon Insects. 



Orphnus scitissimus. Ater, subtus pilosus, capite conferte punc- 

 tata postice glabro, anteunis testaceis, thorace subtilissime punc- 

 tata, elytris scitissime punctato-lineatis, pedibus robustis fortissime 

 dentatis. Long. 4 lin. 



Rhizotrogus sulcifer. Piceo-rufus, antennis elytris corpore 

 subtus pedibusque testaceis, capite thoraceque rude punctatis, 

 elytris conferte punctatis, sulcis sex basalibus. Long. 6 lin. 



Plectris glabrilinea. Piceo-ferruginea, viridi subnitens, con- 

 ferte punctata, non pilosa, antennis fulvis, elytrorum foveis duabus 

 humeralibus, lineis tribus glabris. Long. A\ lin. 



Plectris punctuligera. Cupreo-picea, pilosa, conferte et rude 

 punctata, antennis lutescentibus, elytrorum foveis duabus humera- 

 libus, lineis tribus glabris. Long. 3^-4 lin. 



Anomala infixa. Cupreo-viridis, confertissime punctata, capite 

 antico corpore subtus pedibusque viridi-ferrugineis, thorace foveis 

 duabus lateralibus rotundis, elytris scite punctato-lineatis, tuber- 

 culis duobus subapicalibus fuscis. Long. 5 lin. 



Mimela mundissima. Saturate viridis, subtilissime punctata, sub- 

 tus rufescens, capite antico thoracis et elytrorum lateribus virides- 

 centi-flavis, antennis lutescentibus, pedibus viridi-rufis. Long. 

 7 lin. 



Tropideres fragilis. Niger, capite testaceo-pubescente, antennis 

 gracillimis, thorace plaga antica maculisque duabus discalibus 

 testaceis, elytris striatis, maculis duabus bumeralibus punctisque 

 testaceis, pedibus ferrugineo variis. Long. 2 lin. 



Order ORTHOPTERA. 



Fam. Blattidae. 



Panesthia plagiata. Nigra, lata, robusta, rude punctata, capite 

 glabro, thoracis sulco transverso arcuato, elytris costa basi dilatata, 

 fascia brevi lata obliqua testacea. 



Black, broad, stout, roughly and irregularly punctured. Head 

 smooth. Thorax with a curved transverse furrow. Legs very 

 stout and spinose. Elytra with the costa dilated towards the 

 base, near which they are minutely punctured, and have a broad, 

 short, oblique testaceous band, which is abbreviated hindward. 

 Length of the body 13 lines. 



Fam. Mantidae. 



Harpax signifer. Fulvus, oculis subcornutis, thorace marginato 

 antice carinato postice conico lateribus subdilatatis, pedibus anticis 

 incrassatis spinosis, alis anticis pallide viridibus basi fulvis annulo 

 discali nigro biguttato. 



Tawny. Head ridged on the face. Eyes produced and slightly 

 diverging, conical or somewhat cornute, with a protuberance 

 between them. Thorax with an elevated border, keeled in front, 



