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sometime dusky) appears to be generally yellow. Metasternum 

 blackish especially at the sides. Seven examples ; in one the 

 black markings are nearly o1)solete. 



38. Scymnus birmanicus, n. sp. 



</". Late ovatus, suhorbicularis niger, tenuissime cinereo-pubescetis; 

 minute, crebre, vix visibiliter punctatus, capite prothoracis cmgulis 

 anticis, elylrisque (disco cum basis medio late nigi'o) pedibusque 

 /iaois. Long. 2 millim. 



9. Capite vel saturate rufo, vel rufo, epistomate nigro; elylris 

 nigris, apice late flavo, vel macula ante apicem flava. Long. 2-2.5 millim. 



Hab. Birma : Bhamo, Garin Gheba. 



Allied to Scymnus bilimulatus, Gorham, a species from Sumatra, 

 and perhaps not distinct. It appears to be variable, in one 

 example which I think is a male, the elytra are black with 

 only the apex yellow (as in the female). The front margin of 

 the thorax is very narrowly yellow, more widely so as well as 

 the angles in the presumed males. There is no trace of striation. 



Four examples. 



39. Epilachna congener, n. sp. 



Breviter oblonga, valde convexa, ferruginea^ prothorace puncto 

 mediano, elytris singulis sexpunctatis , uno scapulari , uno {com- 

 muni) subscutellari, duahus medianis, uno suturali {infra medium 

 coìnmuni), uno subapicali nigris. Long. 3.5 millim. 



Hab. Garin Gheba , Asciuii Gheba. Tenasserim : Thagata. . 



Among the small Eastern Epilachnae, this species is perhaps 

 most like E. fasciolata, Grotch, but is not very nearly allied to 

 that insect, being rather orbicular, and in none of the four spe- 

 cimens before me are the black spots confluent. The punctuation 

 is not very coarse. The antennae, legs and underside are fer- 

 rugineous , the head and thorax paler than the elytra ; in two 

 of the examples the two subscutellar spots are not joined, but 

 the postmedian suturai spot is always common. Of the middle 

 pair the outer one is on the margin. In one or two specimens 

 the breast is infuscate. 



