8 Mr. J. 8. Baly on new Species of Cassidide. 
the elytra, equal in number and similarly arranged with those in E, 
viridimaculata, are larger, and the two exterior extend across the 
lateral border of the elytra to its outer edge ; the longitudinal vitte 
are much less distinct, the outer one being nearly obsolete; the in- 
sect is also rather longer, and its under surface is more deeply stained 
with rufo-piceous. In form and all other respects it agrees with 
Boheman’s species. 
Epistictia Parryt. 
£. elongato-ovata, minus convexa, subnitida, pallide rufo-fulva, antennis 
(articulis basalibus duobus exceptis) nigris; thorace lateribus subcrebre, 
disco subremote punctato, utrinque plaga magna nigra, basi adfixa, 
instructo ; elytris dorso subdeplanatis, profunde punctatis, singulatim 
prope suturam bicarinatis, carina exteriore infra medium obsoleta ; 
utroque nigro novemmaculato, macula postica e serie exteriore ad mar- 
ginem lateralem adfixa.—Long. 43 lin. 
Hab. Assam. 
Of this species a single specimen, from Assam, has existed for 
some time in my collection, placed, although with doubt, as a variety 
of E. viridimaculata. The inspection, however, recently of a fine 
series in the collection of Major Parry has convinced me that it is 
a good and distinct species. It differs from viridimaculata in being 
narrower in front and less ovate ; it is also depressed above and much 
less convex, its upper surface being flattened, especially the anterior 
half of the disk of the elytra: the spots on these latter are also quite 
black, and without metallic tinge ; the lower one on the outer disk is 
placed much more outwardly, and attached to the edge of the lateral 
margin; in all other respects the spots are arranged as in the old 
species. Major Parry’s specimens are without precise locality. 
Prioptera rugosa. 
P. subrotundata, valde convexa, fusco-fulva, subnitida, antennarum arti- 
culis duobus ultimis nigris; elytris obscurioribus, leviter gibbosis, 
valde convexis, disco profunde rugoso-punctatis, elevato-reticulatis, 
utroque prope suturam unicarinato, margine laterali late explanato, 
leevi, pone medium plaga magna nigra, dorso excavata, introrsum supra 
discum paullo extensa, instructo.—Long. 5 lin. 
Hab. Pachybouri ; Laos. 
Subrotundate, convex, fusco-fulvous, subnitidous; antennz robust, 
their last two joints black. Thorax twice as broad as long, sides broadly 
dilated ; disk impunctate, irregularly excavated on either side near the 
hinder portion of the dilated margin, basal lobe impressed with a deep 
fovea. Elytra three times longer than the thorax; sides obliquely 
dilated, and slightly rounded from the base to beyond the middle, 
thence obliquely rounded to the apex, the latter subangulate ; disk 
