COPTOSOMA. 2d 



connected with the anterior margin, much broken in centre, two 

 transverse linear spots on anterior disk and a small spot near each 

 lateral angle, also a large transverse spot on each side of the basal 

 callosity of scutellum, each followed by a very small basal spot', the 

 lateral margins, and a large W-shaped spot on apical area connected 

 with the lateral margins, ochraceous. Body beneath black ; head 

 beneath, rostrum, legs, lateral margins of sternum, and a marginal 

 series of large bifid ray-like spots to abdomen, ochraceous. 



Var. a. W-shaped spot to scutellum not reaching lateral 

 margins. 



Var. b. W-shaped spot to scutellum practically absent. 



Length 4; max. breadth 3| millim. 



Hab. Central India ; Barwai {Montand. Coll., Brit. Mus.). 

 Burma ; Bhamo {Feci). 



53. 



Coptosoma margheritaB, Bid. A. M. N. H. (7) viii,p. 238 (1901). 

 Coptosoma W?, Dist. A. M. N. H. (7) iv, p. 216 (1899). 



Black, shining ; lateral lobes of head in front of eyes (excluding 

 their extreme outer margins), lateral margins of pronotum divided 

 by a central black line, and two small spots behind head ochra- 

 ceous ; scutellum with two large central basal spots, and two 

 large apical subquadrate spots united on apical margin and 

 connected with the narrow lateral margins, reddish-ochraceous. 

 Body beneath black ; head beneath, lateral margins of sternum, 

 rostrum, legs, and a marginal series of large bifid ray-like spots to 

 abdomen, ochi*aceous. 



Length 4 ; max. breadth 4 millim. 



Hab. Assam ; Margherita (Atkinson Coll., Brit. Mus.). 



G. Scutellum blade, the apical half concolorous. 



a. Pronotum with a brolcen pale anterior margin. 



a'. Scutellum ivith spots on basal callositi/. 



54. Coptosoma cardoni, Montand. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. x\, p. 448 (1896). 



Black, shining, punctate, the punctures particularly close, coarse 

 and prominent on the lateral margins of the pronotum and on each 

 lateral area of the scutellum ; lateral lobes of head in front of 

 eyes, anterior dilated lateival margins of pronotum (intersected 

 by a black line of punctures), the anterior margin, broadly broken 

 at centre, a small spot near each end of the basal callosity 

 and the margins of scutellum, ochraceous. Body beneath black ; 

 antennae, rostrum, legs, lateral margins of sternum and abdomen, 

 and a linear spot crossing apex of each abdominal segment, 

 ochraceous. 



Length '6 ; max. breadth 3 millim. 



Hab. Central India ; Barwai {Montand. Coll., Brit. Mm.). 



