Brumus ceylonicus Weise 1900

Brumus ceylonicus Weise, 1900: 421.— Korschefsky 1932: 265; Poorani 2002: 310.

Diagnosis. Form elongate oval, dorsum moderately convex and glabrous. Ground colour yellowish-orange; scutellar shield yellow or yellowish with dark brown borders; elytra with three black vittae, one along suture and one on the middle of each elytron (Figs 9, 11.) (Based on the images of the syntypes preserved at SDEI). Male genitalia of syntype as illustrated (Fig. 10a).

Distribution. Sri Lanka.

Notes. In Poorani’s (2002) checklist of the Indian Subcontinent, Brumus ceylonicus was listed with a note that ‘it might be a Brumoides ’. Images of the two syntypes of ‘ Brumus ceylonicus ’ deposited at SDEI (obtained through the courtesy of Kevin Weissing, SDEI) show that this species indeed is a Brumoides and it is transferred here to Brumoides (comb. n.). The male syntype (abdomen and genitalia dissected and glued to a card) is hereby designated as a lectotype to ensure stability of nomenclature (lectotype designation). This is likely to be a synonym of either B. suturalis or B. lineatus, both of which are found in South India. The male genitalia could not be examined in detail for confirmation.