368 Mr. W. L. Distant oh 



in length, the postocular portion finely granulate and some- 

 what castaneous ; antennse pale castaneou? brown, first joint 

 as long as intermediate femora ; second and third joints sub- 

 equal in length and each considerably shorter than first ; 

 anterior and intermediate femora subequal in length, poste- 

 rior femora a little shorter and posterior tibia a little longer 

 than abdomen ; abdomen above pale piceous brown, a central 

 longitudinal fascia and the lateral margins black ; rostrum 

 reaching the anterior coxae. 



Long. 25 mm. 



Ifuh. Ceylon; Wellawaya [E. E. Green). 



Div. S YCAN ART A. 

 Si/canus galbanus, sp. n. 



Black ; corium stramineous, the clavus black ; head and 

 rostrum smooth, shining black, second and third joints of 

 the latter piceous brown ; antennas with the first and second 

 joints black, renainder greyish brown, first joint a little 

 longer than head ; pronotum with the anterior lobe shining 

 black but greyishly pilose, posterior lobe granulose ; scutellum 

 with a moderately long erect spine, its apex subacute, not 

 bifid ; corium finely rugosely punctate between the veins, 

 which are strongly prominent; membrane shining, slightly 

 bronzy black, extreme basal margin stramineous ; abdomen 

 beneath shining black, with a longitudinal series of white 

 segmental spots near each lateral margin ; sternum with 

 some obscure testaceous-brown spots ; femora longly pilose, 

 slightly nodulose near ajiex ; abdomen moderately am{)liated 

 and raised on each side, its margins obtusely angularly 

 sinuate. 



Long.' 20 mm. 



Hab. Ceylon; Ritangalla {E. E. Green). 



In colour S. galbanus is allied to that section of the genus 

 represented by 6'. col/an's, Fabr., but in structure is widely 

 divergent, and belongs to the specific section characterized by 

 the subacute and not bifid scuteilar spine. 



Div. E u A G K A s A n I A. 

 Serendiba, gen. no v. 



Body elongate ; head shorter than pronotum, and with a 

 shoit but prominent spine behind the base of each antenna, 

 postocular area about half as long again as anteocular area, 

 transversely i in pressed brtween eyes and attenuated to base; 



