of an Asiatic Genus of Lamellicorn Beetles. 93 
opportunity of expressing the gratification as well as instruction 
which English Entomologists have received by his visit to us 
during the present summer. 
The generic characters are derived from a female of P. canali- 
culata and a male of P. Westwoodii. 
The following are descriptions of the species of this genus. 
Sp. 1. Parastasia canaliculata, Westw. (PI. VI. fig. 2. 
I ) Ss 
Nigra nitida, elytris fulvo-variegatis, plagis duabus elevatis 
obliquis utrinque versus scuteilum positis. 
Long. corp. lin. 93. 
Habitat in insulis Philippinensibus. D. Cuming, 
In Mus. Dom. Hope. 
Caput nigrum, nitidum, rugoso-punctatum, punctis interdum 
in utroque latere confluentibus. Antenne nigre, articulo 
basali piceo. Prothorax in parte antica punctatus, postice 
vero levis nitidus, impressione parva utrinque versus medium 
marginis lateralis, alteraque versus angulos posticos in margine 
postico. Elytra levia, nigra, nitida, singulo ad basin versus 
scutellum, tuberculis duobus elongatis elevatis, coloris fulvi, 
utrinque canaliculatis; plaga parva quadrata hujus coloris 
ex medio tuberculi externi evadit, que versus marginem 
lateralem postice extensa, et in maculam majorem fulvam 
dilatata, plagam denique ovalem obliquam in discum postice 
utriusque elytri videas. Corpus subtus nigrum, setulis fulvis 
in pedibus anticis et metasterno paullo indutum. 
Sp. 2. Parastasia rufopicta, Westw. (PI. VI. fig. 3.) 
Nigra, nitida, tenuissime punctata, fascia irregulari ad basin 
elytrorum, in singulo elytro antice biramosa et postice in 
medio late emarginata. 
Long. corp. lin. 11, lat. elytrorum lin. 6. 
Habitat in India Oriental. Sylhet. 
In Mus. Dom. Stainforth, nune Parry. 
Corpus crassissimum. Caput et prothorax nigri. Clypeus 
bicornutus et fronte carina elevata (in medio obsoleta) divisa. 
Caput valde punctatum. Prothorax punctis minutis in 
parte antica et lateralibus, disco et parte postica fere laevibus, 
punctis duobus majoribus versus medium fossulisque duabus 
rotundatis in medio lateris versus marginem. Elytra nigra, 
fascia irregulari undata versus basin notata, ad apicem scutelli, 
marginem lateralem haud attingente, hac fascia ramos duos 
