216 Mr. W. L. Distant on 



with each other. All Walker's contributions to the synonymy 

 of the species as detailed above agree with this form of 

 C. sphcerula. 



Coptosoma rugulosa, sp. n. 



Ochraceous, thickly, irregularly, and somewhat confluently 

 covered with coarse reticulated black punctures. Head with 

 the central lobe distinctly margined with black punctures ; 

 eyes testaceous. Pronotum with the anterior margin concave, 

 the anterior angles dilated, rounded, and moderately laminate, 

 the lateral margins slightly sinuate; transverse furrow only 

 sliglitly indicated. Scutellum without perceptible transverse 

 basal furroAV. Body beneath very dark dull olivaceous ; 

 abdomen with a marginal series of about three rows of small 

 dark ochraceous spots. Legs dark castaneous, femora streaked 

 with ochraceous. Head beneath ochraceous at base. 



Somewhat allied to C. cicatricosa by the shape of the pro- 

 notum, which, however, lacks the distinct transverse furrow 

 in that species. 



Long. 6 millim. ; lat. 5 millim. 



Bab. Ceylon. (Type, Brit. Mus.) 



This species formed part of the Atkinson Collection. 



Coptosoma W. ? 



Coptosoma W., Moutand. Rev. d'Entomol. xii. p. 237 (1893). 



Black, shining ; lateral lobes of head in front of eyes (ex- 

 cluding their extreme outer margins), lateral margins of 

 pronotum divided by a central black line, and two small spots 

 behind head ochraceous. Scutellum with two large central 

 basal spots, two large apical subquadrate spots united on 

 apical margin and connected with the narrow lateral margins, 

 ochraceous. Body beneath black; head beneath, rostrum, 

 legs, and a marginal series of large bifid ray-like spots to 

 abdomen ochraceous. 



Long. 4 millim. 



Hah. Assam, Margherita. (Brit. Mus.) 



From the Atkinson Collection. 



Coptosoma ramosa. 



Coptosoma ramosa, Walk. Cat. Het. i. p. 93 (1867). 



Coptosoma Lor ice, Montd. Ann. Miis. Genov. xxxiv. p. 415 (1895). 



The only difference in the form described by Montandon 

 as C. Lorice is in the rather smaller abdominal marginal spots. 

 This, however, from a fair series I have examined both in 

 the British Museum and my own collection, appears to be 

 the normal form, and that described by Walker, represented 

 by the type specimen only, is a slight variety. 



