112 . labiidtE. 



accepted by Dohru and all authors until Scudder restored the 

 former name, uith the amended orthography proposed by 

 Agassiz ; de Bormans retains the original spelling. 



There is a strong resemblance between the smaller species 

 of this genus and the larger ones of Labia, and in the smaller 

 species the generic characters are often difficult to observe. 



Table of S2)ecies. 



1. Pygidium hidden ; (elytra uniform brown ; 

 forceps of (J with 2-3 teeth on inner 



margin) lufea, Borm., p. 112. 



1.1. Pygidium prominent. 



2. Elytra and wings unicolorous ; pygidium [p. 112. 



trapezoidal, narrowed, truncate at apex, nitidipennis, Borm., 

 2.2. Elytra and wings sfjotted ; pygidium 



broad, lanceolate, bifid at apex with [p. 113. 



pointed lobes , semijlava, Borm., 



62. Spongiphora lutea, Bormans** 



Spongophora lutea, Bonn. (94) p. 386. 



Spongiphora lutea, Bonn. (00-) p. 60 ; Kirhy, (04) p. 30. 



Shining brown ; antennae with 15 segments ; pronotum as 

 broad as the head and a trifle longer. Elytra short, hardly 

 longer than the pronotum, rounded posteriorly. Wings abortive. 

 Last dorsal segment of both d and 5 rectangular, twice as broad 

 as long ; pygidium hidden. Forceps with the branches stout ; 

 in the 6 long, remote at the base, nearly straight, with three teeth 

 on each side on the inner margin ; in 2 shorter, subcontiguous, 

 unarmed. 



6 2 



Length of body 6-8 mm. 6-5-10 mm. 



forceps .... 2-5-3 „ 2-2-5 „ 



Burma -. Palon, in August and September ; Karen-ni, Geku 

 Distr., 4300—1700 ft., in Februarv and March ; Karen-ni, Keba 

 Distr., 3000-3700 ft., from April to December, 4000-4300 ft. 

 (^Genoa 3Iiis.). 



Type in the Greuoa Museum. 



This species is very distinct. The rather stout build and yellow 

 colour render it easy to recognize ; the wings appear to be 

 always abbreviated. 



63. Spongiphora nitidipennis, Bonnans.* (Fig. 80.) 



Spongophora nitidipennis, Bonn. (94) p. 382. 



Spongiphora nitidipennis, Bonn. (00') p. 454, (00-) p. 58 ; Kirby, 



(04) p. 30. 

 Chnetospania Jupiter, Bun-, (00'^) p. 94 (n. syn.) ; Kirby, (04) p. 22. 



Size medium ; general colour dull brown, pubescent. Antennae 

 brown, with 15 cylindrical segments, the fourth nearly as long as 



