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fulvous, all the joints slender, excepting the basal two, thorax 
Strongly transverse, the sides oblique, forming a strong tooth near 
the base, the surface closely impressed with deep round punctures 
and the usual anterior transverse sulcus, elytra with the basal 
portion raised and impunctate, the shoulders acute and prominent, 
the dise regularly and strongly punctate striate, the punctures 
finer towards the apex, underside and legs impunctate, the poste- 
rior femora with a small tooth, prosternum broader than long, 
flancs of the thorax strongly and closely punctured. 
Hab. Ihrawaddy. 
One of the larger species and closely allied to V. puncticolle 
Lefèv. (nec Weise) but of entirely fulvous colour and the thorax 
less deeply and closely punctured; in VW. punclicolle of which 
possess a typical specimen, the punctures are nearly confluent at 
the sides, which is not the case here, the raised basal portion of 
the elytra is also impunctate in the present insect, in the allied 
species, it is strongly punctured; the five specimens before me 
show no variation except in size. 
Colasposoma prosternale n. sp. 
Metallic green, the antennæ, labrum and the legs dark fulvous, 
thorax very closely punctured, the sides strongly rounded, elytra 
ratüer closely and regularly punctured at the suture, the sides 
more strongly punctate, prosternum thickly pubescent. 
Mas. Thorax deeply impressed behind the anterior margin. 
Length 2 lines. 
Head very finely punctured, the punctures moderately closely 
placed, labrum and antennæ fulvous, thorax strongly transversely 
convex, the sides greatly rounded, narrowly margined, the surface 
closely, finely and evenly punctured throughout, with a short but 
deep transverse impression at the middle, behind the anterior 
margin, scutellum sparingly punctured, elytra with a very slight 
depression below the base, more strongly punctured at the sides, 
than towards the suture, the interstices slightly rugose at the 
former place, breast slightly metallic green, the abdomen nearly 
black, prosternum densely clothed with greyish pubescence, the 
male organ strongly curved, gradually narrowed and pointed at 
the apex. 
Hab. Ihrawaddy. 
There are many closely allied and variable Eastern species of 
Colasposoma, difficult to separate and of which many specimens 
are necessary for a satisfactory recognition ; the present species 
seems very closely allied to C. asperatum Lefev. of which I possess 
