29'^ II. S. GORHAM 



whereas in both the sjiocu^s naiiieil the piiiictualion is uniform 

 or nearly so. The first fascia is straight with two denticulations 

 on each side, opposite to each other, the subapical fascia is broad, 

 a very httle arcuate and with two teeth on its l)asal side. The 

 femora are strongly davate. 



The insect described above is so similar in general appearance 

 to an Engonius, that I had presumed it to be referable to that 

 genus till I examined the })rosternum. The latter has the apex 

 bimucronate, and is broad and shows all the characters of 

 Amphisternus , as does the transverse mesosternum. There are 

 only two female specimens, in the collection sent me by Sig. 

 L. Fea. 



Spathomeles 5 Gkrstac'kkr. 



3. Spathomeles ornatus, Gorham, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1886, p. 155. 



Yar. Macula basali irregularis fascia mediana in riiaculis duabus 

 fere divisa^ interiore conico-devata exleriore plana, fascia posteriore 

 denticulala. Mas, femoribus anticis, tibiis inlerniediis ante apicem 

 late dentatis atque setulosis, tibiis posticis prope basini acute fortiter 

 dentatis. 



Ilab. Burma, Garin Gheba. Siam. 



When I described S. ornatus from specimens from Assam the 

 toothing of the hind tibiae in the male was the character which 

 1 thought most important. It is evident that some variation 

 exists, and on that account I cannot venture to separate as 

 distinct species either the Burmese Spathomeles , or examples 

 given me by Mr. G. Lewis from Siam which in the main agree 

 with them. I have moreover a male of what appears to be 

 S. ornatus from Sibsaugor in India which has the hind tibiae 

 untoothed, in fact as in S. decoratus, Gerst. I have at present 

 only seen one male and two females from Burma. 



Eng'OllillS, Ct ERSI' ACKER. 



A. Engonius signifer, Gorham, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1875, p. 311." 



Ilab. BuiiMA, Garin Gheba. India. * 



The thorax is more transverse than in cither of the other 



