Mr. F. Walker on some undescribed Ceylon Insects. 357 
XLVI.—Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon 
Insects. By F. Watxer. 
[Continued from vol. v. p. 311.] 
Fam. Chalcidiz. 
Cuatcts pivipEens. Fem. Nigra, conferte punctata, facie excavata, 
antennis thorace brevioribus, abdominis dimidio basali glabro, pe- 
dibus rufis, tibiis posticis basi tarsisque posticis nigris, alis fusces- 
centibus. 
Female. Black, thickly and minutely punctured. Head as broad 
as the thorax, deeply excavated in front. Antenne filiform, very 
compact, shorter than the thorax. Prothorax very narrow in the 
middle, much dilated on each side. Abdomen conical, narrower 
but not longer than the thorax, smooth and shining from the base 
to the middle; first segment less than half of the whole length. 
Legs red, stout ; hind tibiee towards the base, and hind tarsi, black. 
Wings brownish ; veins black ; ulna about one-fourth of the length 
of the humerus; radius extending nearly to the tip of the wing. 
- Length of the body 23 lines; of the wings 4 lines. 
CHALCIS PANDENS. Fem. Nigra, conferte punctata, facie excavata, 
antennis apice rufis, metathorace sulcato, tibiis posticis tarsisque 
rufis, alis hyalinis. 
Female. Black, thickly and minutely punctured, much like the 
preceding species in structure. Antenne red at the tips. Meta- 
thorax with a longitudinal furrow. Abdomen a little longer than 
the thorax. Tarsi, knees, tips of tibiee, tips of hind coxz, hind 
femora towards the base, and hind tibize, red. Wings hyaline ; 
calli of the fore wings red. Length of the body 23 lines; of the 
wings 33 lines. 
Hatricetta rurimanus. Mas. Nigra, obscura, confertissime 
punctata, antennis thorace paulo longioribus, abdomine elliptico 
parvo basi glabro, tarsis anterioribus rufis, alis fuscis. 
Male. Black, opake, very thickly and minutely punctured. 
Head hardly broader than the thorax. Antenne filiform, stout, 
very compact, a little longer than the thorax. Prothorax trans- 
verse, not broader on each side than in the middle. Abdomen 
elliptical, smooth, and shining towards the base, narrower and 
much shorter than the thorax ; first segment occupying half the 
: length. Anterior tarsi red. Wings brown; veins black, red to- 
: wards the base ; ulna about one-fourth of the length of the hu- 
je merus ; radius shorter than the ulna; stigma extremely small. 
Length of the body 2 lines ; of the wings 3 lines. 
HArTicetya INFIcIENS. Mas. Nigra, obscura, confertissime punc- 
tata, abdomine basi glabro, tibiis anterioribus apice tarsisque an- 
terioribus fulvis, alis albido-hyalinis. 
Male. Black, opake, very thickly and minutely punctured, in 
structure much like the preceding species. Abdomen smooth to- 
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