64 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



(J . Seventh segment above truncate apically, longer than sixth, 

 and a trifle longer than the eighth. 

 Long. 4 mill. ; lat. 1^ mill. 



Hah. Syria, Ka'ifa (coll. Kirkaldy). 



E. ANGusTiPEs, Uhler. Venezuela, Puerto Cabello (Mus. 

 Hamburg !). 



E. RAVANA, Sp. nOV. 



Allied to crassipes, but the latter has the ultimate segment 

 of the intermediate tarsi slightly longer than the second, the 

 venter carinate, and the colouring different. R. crassijies is also 

 larger. 



Elongate. Antenufe : first segment one-half longer than the second, 

 which is one-seventh longer than the third, which is one-fifth longer 

 than the fourth ; first scarcely longer than third and fourth together. 

 Pronotum {macropterous) obtusely rounded ; {iiyterons) widely rounded 

 behind. Elytra rounded at apex, not reaching as far as the apex of 

 the genital segments. Anterior tibire not dilated, $ $ . Intermediate 

 femora not constricted medianly ; ultimate segment of tarsi two and 

 two-thirds as long as penultimate. ■ Posterior femora incrassate ; tibife 

 sinuous, without a hook at apex ; ultimate segment of tarsi three and 

 a half times as long as penultimate. Abdomen moderately long. 



Brownish black ; head (more or less), and a central longitudinal 

 stripe on pronotum, ferruginous. Antennae unicolorous (not widely 

 pallid at base of first segment of antennfe). A large silvery patch 

 near antero-lateral angle of pronotum. An elongate spot of base of 

 corium, another in the central cell, and another nearer the apex of 

 the elytra, silvery w^iite ; nervures very distinct. Femora more or 

 less pallid, especially basally and beneath ; coxre and trochanters 

 pallid. Connexivum with a broad median longitudinal pale flavous 

 stripe. Venter dark brownish (very thickly dark yellowish pilose) 

 more or less pallid medianly. 



3' . Posterior femora two and two-third times as long as wide, 

 three moderate-sized and several small spines beneath ; tibife strongly 

 sinuous, tuberculo-spinose beneath ; seventh abdominal segment 

 beneath, long laterally emarginate, medianly subtruncate, apically 

 depressed ; above, truncate apically. 



2 ' Posterior femora three and a half times as long as wide ; 

 spinose similarly to 3' ', tibiaB slightly sinuous ; seventh segment 

 beneath slightly roundly emarginate. 



Long. 4-4-6 mill, ; lat. 1-9 mill. 



Hab. Ceylon, Peradeniya (E. E. Green). 



