"Ilk H. S. UOKHAM 



abdomen (Ijlack at the base only) seem to entitle this htth^ 

 species to rank as tlistinct from .4. kanmicus to wliich I was at 

 first inchned to refer it. The colour of the tliorax and other 

 red parts is at the same time more ferruginous ; and considering 

 that of five examples four are from the higher altitudes of Ghecii, 

 it is probably a closely allied but distinct species. 



12i2. Anadastus gratus, n. sp. 



Sang/////('o-rufus ^ anteiinis basi exccpla, pedilmsrjue Jhiwrihus 

 ■praetennissis, nigrum, clytris nigro-caeruleis vel nigro-viridibus, 

 striato-punctatis, capile ihoraceque mimile crebre pnnctalis, hoc sub- 

 quadrato lateribus leviler sinualis, sculello rufo. Long. 8-9 millim. 



Var. Pedibus rufis genicidis tarsisque nigris. 



Hab. Burma, Garin Gheba, Garin Asciuii Ghecù, Bliamò, 

 Schwegoo. Pegu, Palon. 



The head is moderately wide, but not so wide as the thorax 

 in any part, clear ferruginous-red, distinctly and rather strongly 

 and thickly punctured, the antennae about the length of the 

 head and thorax united, with from two to six joints at the base 

 red. The seventh joint is not so much widened as to be trian- 

 gular. The scutellum is red. Tlie prothorax is more finely punc- 

 tate than the head, but distinctly so, the basal strigae are clearly 

 defined, and the transverse depression between them is rugose. 

 The elytra are either blue-l)lack or greenish bronze, or nearly 

 black with a very deep blue tint. One sj)ecimen from Pegu has 

 the elytra quite black, with no metallic or blue tint. The striae 

 are continued to the apex, the punctures deep and distinct except 

 in the suturai and marginal striae. The whole body is red 

 beneath with the exception of the apical ventral segment wliich 

 is black, it is very smooth and shining but the metastcrnum 

 and abdomen are sparsely but deeply punctate at the sides, the 

 prosternum and the refiexed sides of the pronotum more coarsely 

 so, as is usual. Although this insect has a general resem])lance 

 to many species which have the head and thorax rt'd , and is 

 indeed almost identical in colour with the Gentral American 

 L. cyanipennis, I cannot identify it with any described species. 

 The red sculellum will separate it from most e\ct>j)t L. iiigriiui. 



