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JOURNAL R. A. S. (CEYLON). [VoL III. 



Capite antice fortius acuminato, fronte. utrinque profunde pluries ; 

 sulcata, oculis mediocribus prominulis, lahro profunde suhangulate emar* - 

 ginato, antennis art. longitudine subsequali ; thorace breviter cordato 

 antice posticeque truncato, non emarginato, bas.i quadrato foveis basal- 

 ibus lineaque longit. media fere obsoletis, linea basali latitud. tamen dis- - 

 tincta ; elytris ovatis juxta suturam utrinque 2-striatis, stria externa basi 

 apiceque abbreviata, ante et infra medium puncto obsolete impressis, 

 ante apicem macula orbiculari rufo-flava apiceque sordide obsoleteque 

 testaeeis, hie semilunariter et infra marginem stria profunda impressiSo 



Variat colore dilutiore. In prov. occid. rarurn. 



This and the two remaining species are allied to each 

 other, and probably belong to the subgenus Lopha. However, 

 I am less sure of this with regard to the present species than 

 with regard to the two following. 



The head is pointed in front, and the labrum — an unusual 

 occurrence — deeply notched. Two deep furrows run from the 

 clypeus straight across the forehead to the vertex, and from 

 their base other smaller ones radiate towards the eyes. Joints 

 2-5 of the ant9nnse, which, in almost all cases, are of une=* 

 qual length, are not so in the present ; the first two or three 

 joints are yellowish, the rest are brown. Joint 3. of the maxilh 

 palpi is dark, the remaining ones and the labial palpi yellowish. 

 The elytra are impressed with two strisa on either side of the 

 suture, the remaining ones are just traceable. The one next 

 to the suture goes straight down to the apex, where it falls 

 in with a deep inf ramarginal furrow the second is as usualj 

 abbreviated. The apex is impressed with the semicircular, 

 figure, and there are two punctures on either side. 



62. Bbmbidium ornatum. iV. 



B. ovatum, subconvexum, brunneum, elytris maculis 4 fiavis, pedibu8 s 

 antennis palpisque pallide testaeeis, long. corp. 1 lin. 



Prsecedenti simile, preetercolorem facilljme tamen distinguendum 

 corpore graciliore, fronte utrinque 2-sulcata, labro integro, elytris infra 

 humeros et infra marginem utrinque macula orbiculari flava, punctis 

 nullis. 



Variat colore obscuriore et dilutiore et saspius apice sordide testaeeo. 

 In prov. occid. commune. 



Easily distinguish from the preceding species with which 

 it agrees in all other respects ; no striae are, however, traceable 



