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SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 
Tettigids. The commonest is a smali dark species without any 
sharp lateral spine on the pronotum; it is very active, both when 
running over the bare rocks in the sunshine and when on the 
wing.” 
Fifty-two examples were taken by Mr. Fletcher in all. Most 
of these were from Madulsima, but a few of the specimens bear 
labels signifying they are from Maskeliya and Haputale. It has 
previously been recorded from Kadugannawa, Pundaluoya, and 
from Kodaikanal, Southern India. 
Systolederus anomalus , sp. nov. 
Head only very little exserted, body rugose punctate and sparingly 
tuberculate. Vertex narrow, nearly half the width of one of the 
globose eyes, tricarinate anteriorly, in profile not advanced beyond 
the eyes; facial frontal costa somewhat narrowly compressed, 
between the antennse arcuately elevated ; eyes somewhat prominent, 
but much less so than in other species, little elevated above the 
dorsum ; antennae inserted scarcely in advance of the anterior 
lower angle of the eyes. Pronotum anteriorly truncate and ad¬ 
vanced nearly to the eyes but not touching them, a small portion 
of the occiput being left uncovered ; dorsum rugose punctate, tuber- 
culate, and deplanate ; median carina irregularly undulate ; humeral 
angles lightly carinate, posterior process cuneate, not or nearly 
reaching to the apices of posterior femora ; lateral lobes distinctly 
obliquely ampliate, explanate at the inferior borders, posterior 
angles outwardly produced, being acute angulate but not spined, 
behind widely obliquely truncate ; superior elytral sinus arcuately 
excavate and very shallow or almost wanting; elytra narrow, minute, 
and elliptical. Wings small, not reaching to end of pronotal process, 
anterior and middle femora entire, slightly compressed, elongate; 
posterior femora rather stout, the apical and anteapical genicular 
lobes small and acute ; first and third articles of posterior tarsi equal 
in length, the three pulvilli of the first article nearly equal in length. 
Colour of body dark fusco-variegated. 
Length of body, female (to end of ovipositor) 9*5 mm. ; pronotum 
9 mm. ; post. fern. 5 5 mm.; male 7 mm. ; pronotum 7*8 mm. ; post, 
fern. 5 mm. 
Three of these curious Tettigids, comprising one female and two 
males, were found by Mr. Fletcher at Madulsima, August 12, 1908. 
In noting their capture he says : “A short walk in the morning 
yielded three specimens of Tettigids, found burrowing under quite 
dry moss on a rock by the path side.” 
Genus Spadotettix, nov. 
Related to Tetrix. Face strongly oblique. Viewed from above 
the crown of head oblong; the vertex wider than one of the eyes, 
strongly produced beyond the eyes, bearing a very distinct projecting 
