Ruteline Cohoptera of Cei/Ion. ^(55 



coarsely ami cIom'Iv punctured, uitli the sides rounded, the 

 front angles acute aud tlie hind angles obtuse. The scutel- 

 luni is moderately closely punctured and setose, and the 

 elytra are rather lightly punctured, except at the sides, with 

 slightly indicated double rows of regular punctures. The 

 pygidiuni is tii.ely punctured, the sides of the metasternuni 

 arc closely pitted ami the middle smooth. 



The front tibia of the male bears two sharp teeth ami a 

 very feeble ui)i)er one, and the pygidium is convex, with an 

 almost smooth area at the apex. 



The front til)iaof the female has three teeth, the pygidium 

 is flattened and slightly emarginate at the apex. 



The elypeus scarcely difters in the two sexes. 



Aduretus ursus, sp. n. 



Brunncus, elytris nonnunquam aliquando flavis, marginibus infus- 

 catis, capite px'onotoque leviter metallicis ; corpore eloiigato 

 parum convexo, griseo-setoso, sat nitido, scutelli setis deusis, 

 elvtrorum pilis raris eroctis nonnullis ; clypeo parvo, rugoso, 

 niargine semicirculari, valde reflexo, fronte fortiter punctato ; 

 jtroiioto grosso puuctato, nitidissiino, lateribus arcuatis, angulis 

 anticis acutis, posticis obtusis ; clytria crebre pin]ctatis, liueis 

 punctorum indistinctis geminatis; pygidio baud fortiter, meta- 

 sterni lateribus dense, punctatis et hirsutis ; tibiis anticis 

 3-dentati8. 



Long. 12-13 mm. ; lat. mas. 5-5-6-5 mm, 



Hab. Ceylon : Hakgala {E. E. Green, March and April, 

 1907) . 



Reddish brown, with the elypeus and elytra generally 

 lighter in colour, the latter with dark margins. It is elon- 

 gate in shape and rather shining, the forehead and pro- 

 thorax being slightly metallic. It is clothed with greyish 

 setse, which are dense upon the seutellum and moderately 

 close upon the apices of the elytra and the pygidium, but 

 elsewhere rather scanty. The elytra bear a few erect hairs. 

 The elypeus is not large, rugose, with the margin semi- 

 circular aud very strongly reHexed, and the forehead is very 

 coarsely punctured. The pronotum is very shining, very 

 strongly punctured, with the lateral margins rounded, the 

 front angles acute and the hind angles obtuse. The elytra 

 are rather closely punctured, with indistinct double lines of 

 punctures. The pygidium and the sides of the metasternuni 

 are clothed with long hairs, the former rather lightly and the 

 latter more strongly and closely punctured. The front tibia 

 is tri dentate. 



1 only know males of this species. 



