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which has a broad ridgo on the upper surface, and in its un- 

 usually long seventh funicular joint, which is equal to 2 and 3 

 together. 



209. Episomus brevipennis, Fst. 



Episomus hrevipennis, Faust,* Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross, xxxi, 1897, 

 p. 137. 



Colour light brown above, with vague darker markings on the 

 elytra ; under-parts chalky white, the two colours sharply divided 

 on the sides of the prothorax. 



Head with a shallow impression on each side. Rostrum about 

 as long as broad, its sides parallel, the central furrow not broader 

 than on the forehead, the lateral costae deepl}^ impressed. An- 

 tennce with the scape moderately broad and gradually dilated ; 

 funicle with joint 2 equal to 1 and shorter than 7, the latter 

 cylindrical, longer and slightly narrower than the club, 3 sub- 

 quadrate and a little longer than 4. Prothorax transverse, its 

 sides parallel from base to beyond middle, then narrowed to apex, 

 basal margin deeply bisinuate ; upper surface strongly plicate, the 

 central furrow deep. Scutelhon large and rounded. EJijtra rather 

 broadly ovate, separately rounded at base, the shoulders obtusely 

 rounded, upper surface distinctly but nari'owly impressed at base, 

 the dorsal curvature slight, the sulci deep and closely punctured, 

 the intervals rather broad and almost plane. 



Lenr/th, 10| mm. ; breadth, 5| mm. 



Burma. 



Tyi^e 5 in the Dresden Museum. 



Described from a single § from Faust's collection. 



210. Episomus humeralis, Chev. (fig. 66,/). 



Episomus humeralis, Chevrolat,* Rev. xMeus. Eut. 1883, p. 81 ; 



Faust, Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. xxxi. 1897, p. 130. 

 Ejnsomus aurivilliusi, Faust,* op. cit. p. 132. 

 Episomus schonherri, Faust,* 1. c. 



Colour rather dark brown above, the inflexed margins greyish 

 or whitish, the lateral dividing line on the thorax sharply defined; 

 the thorax with a broad, slightly darker stripe on each side, which 

 can be traced on to the base of the elytra ; the latter with a 

 distinct subhumeral brown patch and usually with a narrow 

 whitish stripe along the basal part of interval 3 and sometimes 

 faintly continued on the prothorax. 



Head with a deep central furrow. Rostrum as long as broad, 

 slightly dilated near the apex, the central furrow of even width, 

 the lateral costte sulcate at the base. Antenna; with the two basal 

 joints of the funicle equal, 3 slightly transverse and scarcely 

 longer than 4, 7 cylindrical, longer than 2, longer and narrower 

 than the club. Prothorax as long as or slightly longer than broad, 



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