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Philochteanus igneiceps, n. sp. 



Capite igneo-cupreo, fronte profunde impresso, ver- 

 tice aurea, punctata. Thorace aureo-viridi, praesertim 

 in lateribus punctate, utrinque irapressione rotundato 

 notato, linea dorsali Igevi subelevata, margine antice ele- 

 vate, lateribus rotundatis, basi recta. Elytris viridibus, 

 punctato-striatis, lineis tribus elevatis, lateribus sub 

 humeros sinuatis, apicibus denticulatis. Subtus aureo- 

 cuprea, punctata; prosterno cupreo; pedibus viridibus. 



Head, coppery-red, golden on the vertex. Thorax 

 golden-green, elytra green; beneath, coppery -golden, 

 prosternum coppery, legs green. 



Head punctured, with a deep narrow slit just below the 

 vertex. Thorax with the anterior margin raised, sides 

 diverging in almost straight lines to about the middle, 

 then subangulate, whence nearly straight to the base ; 

 base straight; surface punctured, punctures on the sides 

 confluent ; between the punctures may be perceived a 

 much finer punctuation ; dorsal line smooth and slightly 

 raised on each side, between it and the lateral margin is 

 an ovate punctured fovea. Elytra punctate - striate, 

 smooth about the region of the scutellum, on each 

 may be perceived three slightly raised lines ; sides sinuate 

 and impressed below the shoulders, apex denticulate, 

 terminating in a sharp tooth. Beneath punctured, sides 

 covered with very short silky hairs. 



Length 15 lin.; breadth 5 lin. 



Habji — Burmah. 



Should be placed in front of ruhro-aureus, De Geer. 



Chrysaspis auricauda, n. sp. 



Obscure senea, capite inter oculos excavato. Thorace 

 marginibus lateralibus reflexis, aureo-viridibus ; disco 

 punctate, linea dorsali sublaevi, lateribus subrugosis. 

 Elytris rugoso-punctatis, striatis, lateribus prope humeris 

 bi-angulatis, viridibus; apice late aureo, denticulate. 

 Subtus aurea, punctata; tibiis tarsisque viridibus. 



Head and thorax dull bronzy black, the latter with the 

 reflexed lateral margins green. Elytra bronzy, punctures 

 green; sides behind the shoulders green, apex widely 



