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377. Epipedocera laticollis, sp. u. 



Closely allied to E. zona, Chevr., which it resembles greatly in 

 colour and markings, but has the prothorax relatively broader and 

 somewhat different in form. The prothorax is strongly, but very 

 obtusely, protuberant at the middle of each side, with a distinct 

 constriction at the apex as well as at the base, though less deep ; 

 its width across the middle is equal to, or even slightly greater 

 than, that of the elytra at the base, and distinctly greater than its 

 length along the middle ; it has, as in E. zona, a narrow glossy 

 band at the base, that borders the basal emargiuation, the rest of the 

 surface reticulately punctate and dull. The species is smaller on 

 the average than E.zona, and differs further in the absence of pubes- 

 cent bands on the second and third segments of the abdomen ; the 

 latter segment very sparsely furnished with long \\hitish hairs. 



Length 8-9 ; hreadth 2^-'2i mm. 



Bab. Upper Burma: Maymyo, 3000 ft. (Blnnham), jSTorth Chin 

 m\\^ (Watson). 



A slight variety, with black legs, occurs in Siam. 



378. Epipedocera affinis, Chevr. Mem. Soc. R. Sci. de Lieae, xviii, 

 p. 341 (1863). 



Black ; dull above ; elytra marked each at the middle with a 

 short, raised, ivory-yellow baud which reaches neither to the 

 suture nor to the outer margin; the scutellum, an oblique spot on 

 each of the mesothoracic episterna, and a transverse spot at the 

 postero-lateral angles of the metathorax covered with a dense 

 silvery-white pubescence. Antennae of the c^ almost as long as 

 the body ; first seven joints black and glossy ; second half as long 

 as the first ; third to seventh canaliculate above ; last four dilated, 

 angulate in front at the apex, covered faintly with ashy-grey 

 pubescence. Prothorax protuberant and rather sharply rounded 

 at the middle of each side, deeply constricted at the base, not so 

 long as the width across the middle ; the sides and all the upper 

 surface up to the edge of the basal emargiuation closely covered 

 with rather large but shallow punctures, the interstices of which 

 form a fine reticulation ; the basal emargination broad but shallow. 

 Elytra strongly, deeply and very closely punctured, except on the 

 ivory bands; each feebly bidentate at the apex. Legs pitchy 

 brown to black in colour; femora somewhat closely puuctate ; 

 tibiae carinate on each side. 



Length 9-12; breadth 3—4 mm. 



Hub. Southern India : ]N[ilgiri Hills, Belgaum. 



379. Epipedocera undulata, Hope (Chtus), Grai/s Zool. Misc p -^8 

 (1837). V . . ./ F - 



Clytus harclwickii, White, Cat. Coleopt. B. M.. Zonf/ic. p. 288 (185o). 



Head and prothorax dark red ; elytra vellowish red, with the 

 middle third part of each dull black, marked at the middle with a 



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