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tending to the apex of the elytra, black, the basal three joints flavous, 

 fourth joint nearly twice as long as the third, the latter double the 

 length of the second ; thorax subquadrate, one-half broader than long, 

 the sides straight, the angles thickened, the disc transversely depressed 

 in shape of three nearly united broad foveas, a small one also placed at 

 the middle of the base, the surface entirely impunctate ; scutellum 

 piceous ; elytra finely rugose, flavous, with a small black spot placed 

 immediately before the middle, and two other larger ones placed trans- 

 versely near the apex ; elytral epipleura3 comparatively broad at the 

 base, much narrowed posteriorly ; breast and abdomen piceous, the 

 segments of the latter margined with fulvous ; legs flavous, the apex 

 of the posterior femora and all the tarsi piceous ; claws bifid. 



Hah. Khasia Hills. 



The single female specimen kindly sent by Dr. Kraatz differs 

 from any of its allies in the design of the elytra, and the broader 

 epipleuras of the latter. 



Khasia, gen. nov. 



Body elongate, widened posteriorly ; antennae slender, longer than 

 the body ; palpi robust ; head very broad ; thorax subquadrate, 

 strongly constricted at the base, the surface deeply bifoveolate ; 

 scutellum large, broader than long ; elytra glabrous, impunctate, 

 widened posteriorly, without any epipleurse ; legs very elongate and 

 slender, the tibial with a small spine, the first joint of the posterior 

 tarsi as long as the following three joints together ; claws appen- 

 diculate ; prosternum extremely narrow, the anterior coxal cavities 

 open. 



This is one of the most peculiar looking Galerucide on 

 account of the long filiform antennas and legs, and the quite 

 unusual shape of the thorax, as well as the absence of any 

 elytral epipleurse ; the genus will perhaps best find its place in 

 Chapuis's 18th group, the Rupilinas, near Ellopia and Arima ; 

 the female differs from the male in the greatly dilated abdomen, 

 similar to that of several of the genera in the group where I 

 have placed it. 



Khasia kraatzi, sp. nov. 



Head and abdomen black ; antennas (their apical joints excepted), 

 the thorax, and legs more or less fulvous ; elytra black, shining, im- 

 punctate, the basal portion deeply depressed. Length, 4-5 mill. 



Head broad, the vertex swollen, impunctate, black, the frontal 

 elevations narrowly oblique ; eyes very prominent ; palpi strongly 

 incrassate ; antennas much longer than the body, flavous, the terminal 

 three joints black, basal joint thickened, stained with piceous above, 

 second very short, third joint twice as long, the fourth and following 

 joints more elongate ; thorax scarcely broader than long, the sides 

 straight, strongly constricted at the base, the basal margin concave, 

 slightly thickened, anterior angles thickened, the surface entirely 

 impunctate, dark fulvous, very shining, with two deep oblique de- 

 pressions near the base, interrupted by a narrow central ridge ; 



