No. 9.— -1856-8.] NEW CEYLON coleoptera. 



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and below slightly punctured, with two impressions in front of 

 the eyes, anterior angles of labrum rather acuminated. Tho- 

 rax deeper and more densely punctured than the head, with 

 the elytra thinly hirsute, rather strongly emarginated in 

 front, less so behind, sides, especially at the basal angles, de- 

 pressed, divided longitudinally by a deep furrow. Scutellum, 

 like thorax, punctured and hairy. Elytra with the inner 

 apical angle right and the outer rounded off, largely punctured 

 within the margin, especially near the apex. Tibiae with a 

 row of larger spines down the outer and a row of smaller ones 

 down the inner side, four ealcarated at the apex, the two inner 

 spurs larger. 



40. Heteroglossa ruficollis. JST. 



H. colore prsecedentis sod obscurior, thorace pectoreque rufo-testaccis, 

 antennis art. 3 primis nigrescentibus ; long. corp. 4^ lin. 



Cum preecedente et per occasionem nocte ad lumen cepi. 



The shape of the body is quite that of the former but the 

 insect is larger. The head is less distinctly punctured than 

 in the former, and there is an additional impression in the 

 middle of the forehead. The thorax is also less deeply punc- 

 tured, but the divisional furrow is more so than in the preced- 

 ing species. The anterior tibise appear somewhat less deeply 

 notched. There is nothing else to add to the description that 

 has not been pointed out already. 



41. Heteroglossa bimaculata. N. 



H. aubcastanea, tliorace dilutiore, capite rufo-testaceo, elytris ante 

 medium maculis 2 fiavis, pedibus abdominisque apice testaceis ; long, 

 corp. 5^ lin. variat colore obscuriore et dilutiore. 



Ubi prsecedentes sed infrequenter legi. 



Head, with the exception of the forehead, deeply punc- 

 tured, with two impressions in front of the eyes, anterior angles 

 of labrum rounded. Thorax densely and deeply punctured, 

 with elytra thinly pubescent. The latter with a round 

 yellow spot at the middle of either. This species is capable 

 of discharging a pungent, blistering liquid of brown color 



