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cause thein to divaricate, and hâve a forcipate appearance. This 

 insect is scarcely a true Stenodastus ; il might almost be a Cœnolan- 

 guria, the eyes being rather coarse, but there are short abdominal 

 lines; bolh the metasternum and abdomen are punctured. The legs 

 are stoutish and rather long. 



A considérable séries of about twenty spécimens were sent by 

 M'. Andrewes. It was also met with by Sir G. -F. Hampson in the 

 same locahly, 



Stenodastus jucundus n. sp. ? bifasciata Mots., Schrenke 

 Reis., 1860, p. 241. — Laete sanguineus, capite, anteunis (basi 

 apiceque subrufis) et femorum apicibus nigris; elytris cœruleis 

 fascia lata mediana sanguinea. Capite prothoraceque crebre fortiter, 

 elytris seriatim fortiter punctatis, thorace oblongo subcordato, 

 valde marginato basi punctato. — Long. 6 mill. 



Hah. India, South (coll. B. M.). 



The antennse hâve very short joints; the club of five joints, of 

 which the first, i. e the seventh from the base, is scarcely wider 

 than those preceeding it, bas the eighth ninth and tenth joints 

 transverse, and the apical one subquadrate. The head is black, the 

 eyes not very coarse, bat médiocre as is gênerai in this genus. 

 The thorax is one third longer than wide, the base contracted, 

 with the sides neally sinuate, and not narrowing much till behind 

 the middle; the scutellum is red; the elytra very strongly punctate- 

 striate, but the rows of punctures are not impressed in strise 

 excepting the suturai, and two or three at the base, and below the 

 humérus. Only two or three similarly fasciate species are known 

 among the Languriidœ . 



Anadastus gratus (kQv\\. Ann. Mus. civ. Gen., 1896, p. 270. 

 Var. elytris nigris. Nilgiri Hills (G. -F. Hampson). Coll. B. M.; 

 several examples. 



Microlanguria Jansoni Crotch. Ent. Mo. Mag , IX, 1873, p. 185 

 {? Languria). 



Nilgiri Hills (Andrewes); 1 ex. Described from examples from 

 Japan. 



This insect bas coarse eyes and is apparently allied to species of 

 the genus Crotchia, which are American. It bas occurred in China, 

 and Ceylon. Insects very similar to this occur in far distant parts of 

 the world but will be found on comparison to differ generically; 

 as e. g. Crotchia parvula Gorh. (Central America); Penolanguria 

 minuta Kolbe (E. Africa, Usambara), Crotchia minuta Fleutiaux, 

 Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., 1887, from Huè, Annam is a Loherus. 



