No. 9. — 1856-8.] new ceylon coleoptera. 



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cipally differ besides in the generalities mentioned above, in 

 the shape of the thorax, and in some of the points in which it 

 differs from S. pubescens. 



m. 



Occiput narrowed. 



32. SCYDMiENUS GLANDTJLIFERUS. N. 



S. robustus ; long. corp. f lin. Antennae art. 3-7 sensiin majoribus, 

 8-10 globosis, f ortiter compressis cum 11° glanduliformi clavam f ormant- 

 ibus, longe ciliatis. Palpi max. art. 2° tenuiore, 3° inverfce conico, 4>° 

 mediocri. Thorax conicus latitndine basali haud longior, elytris fortiter 

 applicatus, basi 2-impressus, in impressionibus 2-foveolatus. 



Of the size of S. advolans and the plump shape and color 

 of S. pygmceus, the latter being rather lighter than that of S. 

 advolons; it has the longer (especially on the occiput and 

 thorax) hairy vesture of the former. The occiput is slightly 

 narrowed behind. The antennal club is composed of four joints, 

 the first three of which are strongly compressed, the 4th being 

 plump and of the shape of an acorn with its cup ; all are strong- 

 ly ciliated. The thorax is conic, firmly applied to the base of 

 the elytra, as in the preceding species, depressed, and with two 

 pits at the base posterior margin with two sinuosities. The 

 shoulder ridges of the elytra are short, but rather strongly 

 marked. The tibiae are narrowed, sub-cylindric and hairy at 

 the apex. Joints 2-3 of the tarsi are subequal, the anterior 

 pair more, the intermediate less, contracted. 



33. SCYDM^lNUS GRAMINICOLA N. 



S. gracilior ; long. corp. f lin. Antennae art. 3 et 4, 6 et 7, 9 et 10 

 inter se subaequalibus, 5° adjacentibus paulo longiore, 3-7 subcylindricis, 

 8 subgloboso, 9-10 fortiter globosis cum 11° clavam formantibus. Palpi 

 maxill. art. 3° inverte conico, 4° mediocri. Mandibulae apice arcuataa, 

 medio acuminate 1-dentatae, basin versus sensim dilatatce. Thorax obcon- 

 icus basi depressus, 2-sinuatus et 2 foveolatus, rectangulatus. Pedes 

 tibiis elongatis basi apiceque arcuatis. 



Of the usual brown color, legs and antennas lighter, tarsi 

 and palpi quite so, femora nigrescent at the apex, hairs of occi- 

 put and thorax rather long. The former slightly narrowed 



