58 Descriptions of 'new Ceylon Coleojotera. [no. 3, new series, 



Cum prsecedente sed rarius 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 punctured, but the divisional furrow 

 is more so than in the preceding species. The anterior tibiae appear 

 somewhat less deeply notched. There is nothing else to add to the 

 description that has not been pointed out already. 



47. Heteroglossa bimacidata. N. 



H. subcastanea, thorace capiteque rufo-testaceis, elytris medio 

 maculis 2 flavis pictis, pedibus abdominisque apice testaceis ; long, 

 corp. 5| lin. 



Ubi prsecedentes infrequentissime legi. 



Head, with the exception of the forehead, deeply punctured, with 

 2 impressions in front of the eyes, anterior angles of labrum round- 

 ed. Thorax densely and deeply punctured, with elytra thinly pu- 

 bescent. The latter with a round yellow spot at the middle of each. 



48. Cklcenius princeps. N. 



C. aureo-viridis, scutello cupreo, elytris nigro-viridibus ad basin 

 et infra marginem viridibus, sutura nigra, subtus piceus, coxis tro- 

 chanteribusque 4 ant. dilutioribus, femoribus trochanteribusque 2 

 post, testaceis, tibiis tarsisque obscurioribus, ore antennisque brun- 

 neis, labro, mandibulis limboque castaneis; capite obsolete ruguloso, 

 punctulato ; antennis art. 3° quarti prope longitudine ; menti dente 

 forti laciniis apice rotundatis ; thorace ovato-quadrato, latiludine 

 parum longiore, angulis ant, subrectis, post, rotundatis, basi forti- 

 ter 2-impresso, punctato ; scutello canaliculato ; elytris striatis, in 

 striis punctatis, ad strias, praesertim apicem versus, tenuiter pilosis ; 

 long. corp. 8 lin., lat. 3 lin. 



Specimen singulum f. prope Colombo sub-lapidibus cepi. 



A very handsome species, distinguished by its size and compara- 

 tively great breath. The clypeus is impressed with 2 setigerous 

 pits near the ant. corners. The labrum is transverse, slightly sinu 



