58 e. J. GAHAN 



136. Xylorrhiza adusta, Wied. — Lamia adusta, Wied. Zool. 

 Mag., I, 3, (1819) p. 182. — Xylorhiza venosa, Casteln. Hist. 

 Nat. ties Insectes, II, p. 476. 



Upper Burma (Bhamò) and Garin (district of Gheba), alti- 

 tude 600-800 m. 



The males of this species possess a secondary sexual cha- 

 racter which 1 have not seen noticed in any description of the 

 species. 



This consists of a large transverse oval depression on each 

 side of the third, fourth and fifth abdominal segments. Each of 

 the depressions is lined with rather long hairs. 



137. loesse sanguinolenta, Tlioms. Syst. Ceramb. , p. 68; La- 

 cord. Genera des Goleopt. , IX , p. 449. 



Two examples {cT and 9) were taken by Mr. Fea at Garin 

 Mts. (Ghecù district); alt. 1300-1400 m. 



Lacordaire in his characterization of this genus has given a 

 very erroneous description of the antennae. 



With the exception of the first joint, which has a cinna})ar- 

 red pubescence, like the head, thorax, &c., the antennae are 

 closely covered with a short dull-black pubescence, and the joints 

 from the thinl to the sixth or seventh have a short fringe of black 

 hairs underneath. In the male (hitherto undescribed) the antennae 

 reach to about the apex of the elytra, in the female they scar- 

 cely surpass the middle of the elytra. In neither sex do they 

 bear the elongate fossae which Lacordaire specially mentions; 

 nor have they any punctures beyond the extremely minute pits 

 from which the hairs of the pubescence spring, and which only 

 become visible when the latter is rubbed off. The male differs 

 also from the female in having a rather wide augniate emargina- 

 tion at the apex of the last abdominal ventral segment. As La- 

 cordaire's description of the female agreed so well in every other 

 respect with the female specimen before me, I was unable to 

 account for the remarkable discrepancy in the characters of the 

 antennae. Mr. René Oberthùr, by very kindly sending me the 

 specimen which he believed to be the original of Lacordaire's 

 description , has enabled me to explain the anomaly. In this 



