Mr. F. P. Pascoe on new Curculionida*. 121 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE IV. 



Sphenopteris crassa, L, & H. 



Fig. 1. Type specimen of the species. From Burdiehouse, near Edin- 

 burgh. 



Fig. 2. Larger of the two specimens in the " Hugh-Miller Collection/' 



Museum of Science and Art, Edinburgh; also from Burdie- 

 house. 



XIV. — On some new Species of Curculionidse from Ceylon. 



By Francis P. Pascoe. 



The Curculionidse described in this paper were collected by 

 Mr. George Lewis during a recent visit of five months to 

 Ceylon. His captures amounted to over 10,000 specimens, 

 including 1200 species *. No such collection has been made 

 before ; indeed, I believe, since Sir Emerson Tennent's time, 

 only a few stray specimens have ever reached this country. 

 Notwithstanding the rich vegetation, the insect-fauna of 

 Ceylon is rather disappointing so far as large and gaily- 

 coloured species are concerned ; but some of its apparently 

 peculiar forms are unusually interesting. The Cureulionidas 

 number about 70 species ; of these I have only here described 

 the duplicates. They were, as will be seen further on, almost 

 entirely collected in the mountain-district of Dikoya, at 

 altitudes varying from 3800 to 4200 feet. Galle and Colombo, 

 lying on the shore, are " rich in species." Mr. Lewis only 

 spent a week in one and about three weeks in the other ; but 

 very few Curculionidse seem to have been met with. The 

 following ia a list of the species here described : 



Apioninje. Alcidin-32. 



Apion inaculipes. Alcides Lewisii. 



seneipenne. - ruptus. 



curialis. 



Attelabinje. guttulatus. 



Apoderus pulchellus. — ™ S ^™ n9 ' 



Rhinomacerinjs. Zygopinje. 



Rhynchites clavatus. Podalia, n. g. 

 Eugnamptus marginatus. mimica. 



* For an interesting 

 1882, pp. 475-483. 



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