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ally narrowed anteriorly, with very few minute punctures, the 

 interoeular space rather dull and feebly bi-impressed. Thorax 

 convex, nearly twice as long as it is broad, behind the middle 

 deeply and widely constricted, its basal portion evidently 

 narrower than the laterally rounded frontal part, its surface 

 smooth, there being only a few minute punctures. Elytra 

 more than twice as long as they are wide, rather wider near 

 the middle than the thorax, much narrowed posteriorly ; they 

 bear several series of minute punctures, in each of these there 

 is a very small inconspicuous grey seta. Legs finely setose ; 

 tibia> slightly flexuous, and thickened at the extremity ; tarsi 

 pilose above. 



Under-side transversely convex. Prosternum somewhat in- 

 curved in front. Metasternum and ventral segments dark-blue, 

 the coxa? and mesosternum reddish, sometimes other parts are 

 rufescent. The short 3rd and 4th segments are densely and 

 minutely sculptured. The general sculpture and clothing are 

 much like those of the dorsum. 



Length, rost. inch, 3 J lines ; breadth, f line. 



Description of the Larva. 



Length, 3 lines ; breadth, J line. 



Cylindrical, with a tendency to become a little arched ; 

 3rd, 4th, and 5th segments just perceptibly broader than the 

 others. The head, 1st segment, rather small, nearly circular, 

 with a fine longitudinal central groove, but without other definite 

 sculpture. Mandibles short and inconspicuous, dark-brown. 

 Trophi small. 



Along the back there is an ill-defined linear impression be- 

 tween the 3rd and 10th segments. The 2nd and 13th segments 

 are not well delimited, but between the others there are con- 

 tractions, so that the side of each of these appears prominent 

 and rounded. The surface is minutely shagreened and more or 

 less uneven, below as well as above, but not distinctly punctate, 

 and there are only a few short greyish seta? visible. 



No eyes or legs are perceptible ; these latter, however, are 

 represented underneath on the sternal segments in front by 

 smooth nodosities. 



In the kumara itself the larvae are nearly white, but become 

 of a pale brownish-red after immersion in formalin and water. 



Description of the Pu/xi. 



Length, 2\ lines. 



Colour similar to that of the larva. When viewed from 

 a hove, the frontal portion of the protliorax is seen to bear 6 

 minute tubercles, 2 in front and 2 at each side ; from each 

 of these a moderately distinct an<l rather long seta arises. 



