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taneous ; antennae ochraceous, fourth and fifth joints infuscated ; 

 pronotum with tAvo short curved transverse linear black fasciae on 

 disk ; scutellum with a small macular cluster of dark punctures 

 on each side of basal margin, and a similar spot at apex : head 

 beneath and sternum piceous, opaque ; abdomen beneath shining 

 black ; lateral margins of sternum, legs, lateral margins and two 

 prominent ray-like fasciae at apex of each abdominal segment, 

 ochraceous ; each of the ray-like fasciae possesses a small black 

 spot at base. 



Length 6 ; max. breadth 6 millim. 



Hah. Assam : Margherita {Boherty). 



70. Coptosoma nobile, Dohm, Stett. ent. Zeit. xxi, p. 400 (1860). 



Head ochraceous, the base and central lobe castaneous ; pro- 

 notum castaneous, the anterior and lateral areas ochraceous, the 

 anterior area with a central longitudinal fascia unitiug two large 

 waved and augulated transverse fasciae castaneous, a sublateral 

 linear series of castaneous punctures in the anterior lateral dilata- 

 tion ; scutellum ochraceous, punctured and mottled with cas- 

 taneous, the basal callosity pale ochraceous, with a central spot 

 and its apices castaneous, and a few castaneous punctures on each 

 side of the central spot ; beyoild the callosity is a large patch of 

 dark castaneous and a subapical angulated fascia of the same 

 colour ; sternum piceous, opaque, abdomen shining dark casta- 

 neous: head beneath, lateral margins of sternum, antennae, rostrum, 

 legs, lateral margins of abdomen, and lai'ge bifid spots at apices of 

 abdominal segments, ochraceous. 



Length 4 ; max. breadth 3^ millim. 



Hah. Trichinopoly {Montand. Coll. Brit. Mus.). Ceylon {Brit. 

 Mus.). 



The following species have not been seen by the writer : — 



71 . Coptosoma SOlitarium, Montand. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gm. xxxiv, p. 126 

 (1894). 



Stated by Montandon to be somewhat allied to C. atomarium, 

 Germ., having the head straightened, very prominent and atten- 

 uated in front, with the lateral lobes separated, not meeting in 

 front of the central lobe. The general colour is luteous punctured 

 with black. 



Length 3 ; max. breadth 24 millim. 



Hah. Burma: Shwegu (Fca). 



Described from a single female example in the Genoa Museum. 



72. Coptosoma tenasserimense, Montand. Ann. Mus. Civ. Oen. xxxiv, 

 p. 127 (1894). 



Described as having the appearance of a pale variety of C. pul- 



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