EPisoMUs. 239 



narrowed anteriorly, the basal margin deeply bisinuate ; upper 

 surface transversely rugose and with a shallow central furrow. 

 Scutellwn large and transverse, coloured like the elytra. Eb/tra 

 elongate-ovate, separately rounded at the base, without humeral 

 angles, broadest about middle iind not produced at the apex ; the 

 longitudinal curvature flat near the base, very steep posteriorly, 

 the suture being strongly elevated into a sharp carina on the 

 declivity in both sexes, with tlie greatest depth behind middle ; 

 upper surface transversely impressed near the base, with broad sulci 

 containing large deep punctures, the intervals narrow and sub- 

 costate. Legs with dense uniform pale brown scaling and scattered 

 short setae ; the hind tibise of c? strongly tuberculate, and the 

 posterior femora with a very blunt prominence on their inner 

 edge. 



(S with the anal segment more broadly rounded apically. 



Length, 11-14 mm. ; breadth, 4|--o| mm. 



Ani)AM.ins {Capt. Wimhtrley). 



Type 5 in the Britisli Museum. 



20G. Episomus pyriformis, sp. nov. 



Colour greyish brown, without definite markings, the inflexed 

 margins of elytra paler and sometimes with traces of metallic 

 green scaling. 



Head with a deep narrow furrow and shallow lateral im]n-ession8. 

 lioslrum as long as broad, slightly dilated towards apex, the central 

 furrow widened in front, the lateral impressions very faint. An- 

 tennce with joint 2 of the funicle about as long as 1 or 7, 3 and 4 

 equal and transverse, 7 as broad as and longer than the club. 

 Proihorax as long as broad, cylindrical, only slightly narrower at 

 apex, base deeply bisinuate ; upper surface strongly plicate, the 

 central furrow shallow. Scutelhim not enclosed, small and round. 

 Elytra rather pear-shaped, broadest behind middle, separatelv 

 rounded at base, without any humeral angle ; upper surface trans- 

 versely impressed at base, the longitudinal curvature very convex, 

 witli broad deeply punctured striae, which are broader than the 

 intervals dorsally. the latter costate and without elevations, the 

 suture sharply carinate on the declivity. Legs with uniform pale 

 scaling. 



S unknown. 



Length, Q^-llg mm. ; breadth 5-5| mm. 



Ceylon. 



Type 5 in the British Museum. 



207. Episomus arduus, sp. nov. 



Upper surface dark brown, under-parts whitish ; prothorax 

 without distinct dark lateral stripes ; elytra with a whitish line on 

 interval 3 from the base to about the middle, interval 1 whitish 

 from before the middle to the apex. 



