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without basilar depression, closely impressed with larger and smaller 

 punctures, clothed with rather long fulvous pubescence ; under-side and legs 

 fulvous, like the upper surface ; prosternum narrow but distinct ; anterior 

 coxal cavities closed. 



Hah. Assam. 



This species possesses all the structural characters of 

 Antipha, but diffeis from any of the species of that genus known 

 to me, by the pubescent upper surface. (Coll. Jacoby). 



Antipha dimidiaticornis, n. sp. 



Ovate, fulvous ; the intermediate joints of the antennae black ; thorax 

 very finely punctured : elytra metallic green, depressed below the base, 

 closely and strongly punctured. Length, 3 lines. 



Head convex, scarcely perceptibly punctured with a fovea between the 

 eyes, the frontal tubercles flattened, divided by the apex of the broadly tri- 

 angular clypeus ; palpi fidvous ; antennae black, the basal three and the 

 apical two joints fulvous, the fourth joint nearly twice the length of the third 

 one ; thorax transverse, nearly three times broader than long, the anterior 

 angles obliquely truncate, the sides very slightly rounded, the surface 

 sparingly and very finely punctured ; scutellum black ; elytra widened pos- 

 teriorly, distinctly transversely depressed below the base, the depression 

 extending to the sides, where it is more strongly marked, the disc closely and 

 strongly punctured, the punctures a little less strong at the apex, bright 

 metallic green ; under-side and legs fulvous. 



Hah. Kashmir, India. 



The colour of the head and of the antennae separates this 

 species from A. viridipennis, Duviv. 



Antipha subc^rulea, n. sp, 



Broadly ovate, convex, fulvous ; the thorax narrowly transverse, nearly 

 impunctate ; elytra with a strong bluish gloss, strongly punctured, obsoletely 

 transversely depressed below the shoulders. Length, 3 lines. 



Head flattened, impunctate, the vertex with a longitudinal groove (absent 

 in one specimen), frontal tubercles but slightly raised, joined in front to the 

 flattened clypeus ; labrmn and palpi fulvous ; antennae filiform, extending to 

 about half the length of the elytra, pale fulvous, the fourth joint longer 

 than the third ; thorax nearly three times broader than long, the anterior 

 margin strongly concave, the posterior one parallel to it, the sides straight, 

 the anterior angles obhquely produced, the surface impunctate at the disc, 

 the sides with a few punctures, fiilvous like the head ; scutellum fulvous ; 

 elytra rounded, convex, widened posteriorly, with an obsolete depression 

 below the base, more strongly marked at the sides, dark fulvous with a strong 

 metallic bluish gloss, the surface closely and rather strongly punctured, the 

 punctuation finer towards the apex, theirepipleurae very broad at the base ; 

 prosternum distinct. 



Hah. Assam. 



The broadly ovate shape and the colour of the elytra will 

 help to distinguish this species from its congeners. 



Sastra hirtipbnnis, n. sp. 



Oblong-ovate, widened posteriorly, fulvous ; the apex of the tibiae, and 

 the tarsi, piceous ; thorax strongly punctured ; elytra dark violaceous, finely 

 punctured, and sparingly pubescent. Length, 4 lines. 



SUPPLEMENT, ENTOM, — APRIL, 1891. D 



