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the suture ; above subdepressed along the back, convex on the 

 sides and apex; surface closely punctured, each elytron with 

 two indistinct longitudinal ridges ; fulvous, a broad subquadrate 

 patch extending across the middle of each elytron, abbreviated 

 at the extreme outer margin, black ; this patch forms a common 

 transverse fascia, emarginate on the suture at its base and apex ; 

 the hairs on its surface are concolorous. Beneath shining; a 

 large irregular patch on the pleurse, another transverse one across 

 the middle of the abdomen, and a large spot on the outer surface 

 of the posterior pair of thighs, black ; hinder femora much in- 

 crassate, ovate, their lower edge armed in the middle with an 

 obtuse tooth. 



Hob. Northern India. 



Temnaspis quinquemaculatus, 



T. elongatus, supra fulvus,villosus ; thorace macula elytrisque utrisque 

 macuUs duabus nigris ; subtus fulvus; thorace utrinque macuhs 

 duabus, pleuris, abdominis plaga centrali femoribusque posticis 

 macula nigris. — Long. 4 lin. 



Elongate, parallel, convex, covered with coarse hairs. Head 

 coarsely punctured, front excavated ; eyes piceous. Thorax one- 

 third broader than long ; sides narrowed from behind forwards, 

 constricted at the apex and extreme base, produced near the 

 latter into an indistinct obtuse protuberance; above convex, 

 grooved at the extreme base and on either side in front ; surface 

 irregular, shining fulvous, coarsely but subremotely punctured, 

 central portion gibbous, and covered with a large black patch. 

 Scutellum shining black, triangular, its apex emarginate. Elytra 

 broader than the thorax; sides parallel; apex rounded, dehis- 

 cent at the suture ; above convex, coarsely punctured and co- 

 vered with coarse pubescence, puncturing finer and more distant 

 towards the apex ; shining fulvous, each elytron with two trans- 

 verse bands, abbreviated at the suture and outer margin, one 

 placed before, the other behind the middle. Beneath shining 

 fulvous ; two spots on either side the thorax, the pleurae, a trans- 

 verse patch on the centre of the abdomen, and an ovate spot on 

 the outer surface of the posterior thighs, black ; hinder thighs in- 

 crassate, ovate, armed at their apex beneath with two acute teeth. 



Hob. Northern India. 



Temnaspis pulcher. 



T. elongatus, niger ; thorace elytrisque flavis, illo maculis tribus, his 

 utrisque maculis duabus, nigris ; subtus flavus ; thoracis maculis, 

 pectore, abdominis plaga centrali, pedibusque (femoribus posticis 

 apice exceptis) nigris. — Long. 4 lin. 



Elongate, parallel, convex, shining black, sparingly covered 



