NEW SPECIES OF INDIAN PHYTOPHAGA 127 



and remotely punctured in irregular rows, abdomen spotted with 

 black. 



Length 11-12 mill. 



Head impunctate, antennae short and stout, black, the four or 

 five lower joints flavous, third joint twice the length of the second 

 one, longer than the fourth joint, thorax about three times broader 

 than long, the sides and the posterior margin strongly rounded, the 

 latter about twice the width than the anterior one, the angles 

 distinct but not produced, the surface with an oblique groove at the 

 sides, entirely impunctate, with two small black spots at each side, 

 placed rather closely, scutellum impunctate, elytra strongly wide- 

 ned at the middle with deep but remotely placed punctures which 

 are arranged here and there in rows, the interstices also minutely 

 punctate, below and the legs black, abdomen flavous, each segment 

 with a black spot at the sides. 



Hab. Birmah. (Collection M' Andrewes and my own.) 



Allied in sculpturingto O.pectoralis Clark but at once distinguished 

 by the testaceous colour of the head and the four spots on the 

 thorax. 



OIDES ANDREWESI n. sp. 



Below and the antennae (the basal joints excepted) and legs 

 black, head and thorax obscure fulvous, the latter impunctate, the 

 sides rounded, elytra very finely punctured, blackish, the base 

 broadly, the margins narrowly, fulvous. 



Length 10 mill. 



Head sparingly and finely punctured, the frontal elevations broad 

 and flat, pale fulvous or flavous, shining, antennae rather short 

 and robust, black, the basal two or three joints more or less obscure 

 flavous, the fourth joint slightly longer than the third one, the 

 apical joints shorter, the last more elongate, its apex obscure 

 fulvous; thorax twice and a half broader than long, the sides very 

 strongly rounded, nearly subangulate at the middle, the anterior 

 angles pointed and produced, posterior margin sinuate, the surface 

 obsoletely transversely depressed anteriorly, very finely and irre- 

 gularly punctured, obscure flavous, very shining, scutellum broad, 

 flavous, elytra rather more distinctly and closely punctured than 

 the thorax, opaque, black, the margins very narrowly, the base 

 broadly pale fulvous, the lateral margins deflexed, more shining; 

 below and the legs black. 



Hah. Birmah. (Collection M"* Andrewes and my own.) 



This species will come near 0. hipundata Fab. or some of its 

 varieties, but may be separated by the black underside and legs 

 and the much more distinct punctuation of the elytra. 



