310 CEltAMBTCID.i:. 



apical margin ; the apices truncate and bispinose. Body beneatli 

 rather faintly covered with greyish-white silky pubescence, which 

 iiecomes somewhat denser on the episterna of the mesothoivix. 

 I'einora gradually and not strongly clavate, distinctl}- but not 

 very closely punctured ; the hind pair not extended to the apex of 

 the elytra. 



Length 8-9 ; breadth 2| mm. 



Hah. Andaman Ishmds. 



Genus EICON. 



Eicon, Pascoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1866, p. 522 ; Lacord. Gen. C'oleopt, 

 viii, p. 536 (1869J. 



T3q)e, B. sam/uineum, Pasc, a species from Penang. 



Range. Southern India and the Malay Peninsula. 



Very closely allied to Epipedocera, Chevr., of which it might be 

 regarded as a subgenus differentiated by the following characters : — 

 Prothorax longer than broad, not strongly rounded at the sides ; 

 elytra furnished each with a somewhat feebly raised lateral carina; 

 femora less strongly thickened, the hind pair not reaching to the 

 apex of the elytra. 



Two species only are known — one from Penang, the other from 

 Canara ; the latter is here described for the tir.st time. Although 

 so closely related to Epipedocera, the genus was placed far from 

 it by Lacordaire and in a different group. 



382. Eicon biniaciilatum, sp. u. 



Blood-red in colour and dull ; elytra with a dark brown area 

 that occupies about the middle third part, marked each at the 

 middle with a raised and polished ivory -yellow spot; the scutellum 

 and some spots at the sides of the thorax and first two abdominal 

 segments densely covered with silky-white pubescence. Autenuaj 

 reach to the middle of the elytra ; first joint rugulose-punctate, 

 last six joints dilated and, except the last, acutely augulate in front 

 at the apex. Prothorax about one-fourth longer than broad, 

 rounded a little at the sides, narrow ed slightly in front and more 

 strongly towards the base, ch)sely coA'ered with rather shallow 

 punctures. Elytra closely and strongly punctured and, on the 

 posterior {)art, sparsely gramdated ; each elytron narrowly emar- 

 ginate and bispinose at the apex, furnished along each side with a 

 somewhat sinuous carina which does not extend to the base or 

 apex ; the lateral margins very finely serrulate. Body beneath 

 coloured like the upperside ; the sterna, and the middle of the 

 first two abdominal segments more or loss faintly, clothed with 

 greyisli-white pubescence. Femora gradually clavate ; densely 

 and rather coarsely punctate; the hind pair not extended to the 

 apex of the eljtra. 



Length 8-10; breadth 2^-3 mm. 



Ilab. Canara: Katgal (T. li. D. Bdl). 



