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on the apical third, tlie punctures more densely but somewhat 

 irregularly placed on the inner part of the disc, forming two rows 

 ou the outer ])art of the disc, also subseriately arranged on the 

 sides, with scattered punctures between the rows. In the male 

 the antenna) are nearly twice as long as the body, the hind femora 

 do not [extend beyond the fonrth abdominal segment and the 

 last ventral segment is truncate at the apex. Eemale unknown. 



Length 11 1 ; hreadth 2^ mm. 



Hah. Bombay. 



Genus NERICONIA. 

 Nericonia, Pascoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) iii, p, 657 (1869). 



Type, iV. tnfasciata, Pasc, a species found in Borneo. 



Hanr/e. Burma, Malay Peninsula and Borneo. 



Eyes rather finely facetted. Antennre longer than the body by 

 from one-third to half their length ; the third joint equal to the 

 first or fourth or sliglitly shorter. Prothorax armed with a 

 strong but somewhat h\nnt tubercle on each side, constricted 

 and transversely grooved near the apex, marked also with a 

 less distinct transverse groove near the base. Elytra narrowly 

 rounded and unarmed at the apex ; marked above, except near 

 the apex, with rows of strong punctures. Legs moderately long ; 

 the femora pedunculate at base, more or less abruptly clubbed 

 near the apex, the hind pair not reaching to the apex of the 

 elytra ; tarsi rather short ; the first joint in the hind tarsi 

 not longer than the second and third united, sometimes much 

 shorter. 



63. Nericonia nigra, Gahmi, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. xxxiv p 30 

 (1894). 



Black, for the most part dull, furnished sparsely with longish 

 suberect seta? ; femora yellowish white at the base. Head 

 above, prothorax and tirst antennal joint minutely and very 

 closely punctured, the punctures on the median part of the 

 pronotum run together in a longitudinal direction and impart 

 to it a slightly rugose appearance. Ehtra with strong somewhat 

 transversely elongated punctures arranged in four rows ou each 

 extending from the base to the apical sixth part, the punctures 

 of the innermost row less strong than those of the other three 

 rows ; the hues between the rows slightly raised ; apical sixth 

 part and the interstices between the large punctures of the 

 anterior five-sixths very minutely and closely punctulate, covered 

 with a very faint blackish-brown pubescence. Legs, except at the 

 base, black, subnitid, sparsely setose. Antennoe ( 5 ?) nearly twice 

 as long as the body, covered with very short pubescence, furnished 

 with the usual long, close-lyiog, hairs beneath ; the third joint 

 about equal in length to the fourth. 



Lenc/th 8 mm. 



Ilab. Burma: Karen Hills (jPea), 



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