LANKA. — EUCYCLA. 



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second, fourth and fifth almost equal in length, sixth slightly 

 shorter but somewhat thickened, seventh to eleventh much 

 thicker and more hairy, last segment pointed. Protliorax with 

 the upper surface convex, sloping at the sides, smooth, shining, and 

 under a high power very finely and sparsely punctate. Scutellum 

 small and impunctate. Elytra broader at base than prothorax ; 

 each elytron has eleven longitudinal rows of very fine punctures, 

 including a long, somewhat irregular, scutellar and an extreme 



Fig. 113. — Lanka brunnea. Maulik. 



marginal row ; the interspace between the tenth and the extreme 

 marginal rows is wider than the other intervals ; the punctures 

 tend to become obliterated towards the apex. Underside smooth, 

 shining, impunctate, sparsely covered with fine hairs, more particu- 

 larly on the abdominal sternites. 



Length, 2| mm. 



Ceylon (G. Lewis). 



Type in the British Mus6um. Described from one example. 



Genus EUCYCLA, Baly. 

 Eucycla, Baly, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1876, p. 439. 



Genotype : in erecting the genus Baly described two species, 

 the first of which, Eucycla quadripustulata, from Borneo, is here 

 designated as the genotype. 



Body rounded, strongly convex. Head triangular in shape, 

 TOL. II. x 



