310 Rev. W. W. Fowler on neic 



Cladoxena pura, n. s. 



Praecedenti similis, sed concolor, elytris aute basim latioribus, 

 magis convexis. 



This species closely resembles the preceding, but is concolorous 

 aeneous, with the head and thorax occasionally metallic-blue, as in 

 the preceding species ; this peculiarity is sometimes found in other 

 aeneous species, as Henicocerus exsculptus ; the prothorax, as a 

 rule, is a little wider and more convex, and the elytra are distinctly 

 more convex, and widest at their anterior third : this is more 

 obvious in some specimens than in others. 



Ceylon ; Dikoya (3800—4200 ft.), and Bogawantalawa 

 (4900—5200 ft.). 



I at first referred this species to C. rufi.pes, Mots., but, 

 taking into consideration the dimensions of that insect 

 and one or two other points of the description, I have 

 come to the conclusion that it must be referred to the 

 succeeding genus as a variety of C. trifoliata, Har. 

 {picipes, Mots. '?). 



Paracladoxena, n. g. 



Genus Cladoxencc affine sed forma latiori et convexiori, thoracis- 

 que elytrorumque basi evidenter substrangulatis, humerisque minus 

 callosis, distinguendum. 



This genus comes very near the preceding, but in 

 form and general appearance it entirely differs from it, 

 being broader and more convex, and with punctuation 

 much more obsolete ; the base of thorax and elytra are 

 contracted so that they appear strangulate, and the 

 shoulders of the latter are not so callose as in the pre- 

 ceding genus, in which the callosity is strongly marked ; 

 the metasternum is shorter, and there is a slight diffe- 

 rence also in the relative length of the joints of the 

 maxillary palpi. The size of individuals of the same 

 species is extremely variable, and is not due to sex, as 

 in Mr. Lewis's collection there are two of the smallest 

 specimens taken in cop. I can observe very little sexual 

 difference, but the male appears to have the sides of the 

 prothorax somewhat less sinuate. 



