HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA OF CEYLON. 109 



*tHELOPELTIS AnTONII. 



Helopeltis Autonii, Sign. Ann. Soc. Ent. France, (3) vi. p. 502, pi. xii. 

 f. 2 (1858). 



Common on tea, cocoa, and cotton in Ceylon; particularly 

 injurious to cocoa {E. E. G.). 



Several closely allied species are met with in Java, New Guinea, 

 &c. 



TlNGIDID^. 



*DlCTT0N0TA CINGALENSIS. 



Dictyonota cingalensis, Walk. Cat. Hem. Het. B. M. vi. p. IJS, n. 14 

 (1873). 



Appears to be a common species in Ceylon. 



MONATSTTHIA SUBOVATA. 



Monanthia subovata, Motsch. Bull. Mosc. xxxvi. (3) p. 91 (1863). 

 Described from Ceylon (Colombo). 



This species is probably allied to Dicti/onota cingalensis., 

 Walker. 



*t Monanthia (?) atra. 



Monanthia atra, Motsch. Bull. Mosc. xxxvi. (3) p. 91 (1863). 



Described from Ceylon (Patannas). 



Taken by Mr. Crreen at Nitagala. 



Monanthia (?) tingoides. 



Monanthia (?) tingoides, Motsch. Bull. Mosc. xxxvi. (3) p. 92 

 (1863). 



Described from Ceylon (Nura Ellia). 



*tELASMOGNATHiis GrREENi, sp. n. (Plate IV. fig. 5.) 



Long. Corp. 6 millim. 



Narrow, linear, deep black ; antennae (except the scape and 

 terminal joints, whicli are black) and the legs (except the black 

 tarsi) rufo-testaceous ; the front of the thorax also shows a ten- 

 dency to this colour. Head with three strong spines above ; 

 antennae with the first two joints short and broad, third very 

 long and slender, fourth half as long as the third and pubescent. 

 Thorax with two large lateral lobes, projecting upwards and 

 forwards, very coarsely rugose ; on the median line runs a con- 

 tinuous carina, and there are also lateral ones, interrupted by the 

 lobes ; tegmina black, with long vitreous spots along the costa, 



