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furrow, the lateral parts not elevated nor impressed. Rostrum 

 subquadrate, its sides parallel, the central furrow widened in front, 

 the lateral costse with longitudinal impressions. Antennce with 

 the scape strongly curved ; joint 1 of the funicle longer than 2 

 and as long as 7, 3 longer than 4, 7 cylindrical, as broad as the 

 club but longer. Protliorax broader than long, the apex hardly 

 narro\^er than the base, its sides slightly rounded, broadest about 

 middle, the basal margin truncate ; upper surface roughly plicate, 

 with a deep central furrow. Scutelhim invisible. Elytra bro;idly 

 ovate, subtruncate at base, without any humeral angles ; upper 

 surface not impressed at base, the longitudinal curvature slightly 



Fig. 74. — Episomus senna. Fst., 2- 



convex, with broad strife containing large deep punctures, the 

 intervals even, about as broad as the striae, the suture scarcely 

 elevated behind. Legs with pale scaling and sometimes a dark 

 transverse band near the apex of the femora. 



Anal segment of $ with a shallow median furrow, as well as 

 the usual lateral ones ; c5' unknown. 



Leiigth, 71-10 mm. ; breadth, 4|-5^ mm. 



Burma : Bhamo {^Fea). 



Type $ in the Genoa Museum, 



Closely allied to E. iconieus, Pasc. (:=laiicoUis, Pasc.) from 

 Cambodia. 



217. Episomus obliquus, sp. nov. 



Upper side light brown, under-parts whitish ; prothorax with a 

 broad lateral dark brown stripe, which is continued on to the base 

 of the elytra on intervals 4-7, extending from there to behind 

 middle and terminating abruptly and obliquely at the declivity. 



Head with a very deep transverse impression behind the eyes, 

 the forehead roundly elevated on each side of the very broad and 

 deep central furrow. Rostrum subquadrate, its sides parallel, the 

 central furrow dilated, the lateral costee distinctly impressed. 



