78 e. J. GAHAN 



thoracic epimeron. They often, as in the species just described, 

 appear to be so, owing to the concealment of the narrow outer 

 prolongation of the coxal cavity by the rather thick pubescence 

 which overlaps it, the trochantin itself also being often slightly 

 pubescent on its outer edge. In many of the species of the Ple- 

 ricoplides that I have examined the mesothoracic epimeron is 

 more distinctly in connection with the cotyloid cavity than is 

 the case in such genera as Apomecyna and Mycerinopsis. 



185. Sybra procera , Pasc. — Hathlia procera , Pasc. , Trans. 

 Ent. Soc. , ser. 2, vol. V, p. 50. — Ropica cylindrica, Pasc, 

 Trans. Ent. Soc, 1888, p. 504. 



Palon in Pegu, and Garin (district of Gheba). Occurs also in 

 India and Geylon. 



186. Pothyne variegata, Thoms. ? Systema Geramb. , p. 97; 

 Lacord. , Gen. des Goleopt. , IX, 2, p. 694. 



One specimen taken at Teinzò in Upper Burma. Also occurs 

 in Assam and Siam. 



The descriptions given by Thomson and Lacordaire (and pro- 

 bably drawn up from rubbed specimens) do not quite accurately 

 fit the examples now before me, so that I have some doubt in 

 referring the latter to Thomson's species. 



The pubescence is grey, with seven fulvous-red lines along 

 the thorax and the same number on the elytra. The latter in 

 fresh specimens have numerous small dull black spots, and two 

 larger sub-nitid black spots — one on each shoulder. Of the 

 seven reddish lines on the elytra, one is a common suturai line, 

 one at the extreme outer margin of each elytron ; the three 

 intermediate lines on each side are here and there interrupted 

 in their course. The front of the head is rather thickly and 

 somewhat asperately punctured , the prothorax is obsoletely 

 punctured above, and is rather feebly wrinkled across the middle. 

 The elytra are thickly but not very strongly punctured. The 

 vertex of the head in this, as in almost every species of the 

 group, has two short black glabrous and slightly elevated lines, 

 placed one on each side of the middle line and extending for- 

 wards from the occiput. 



