500 Mr. B. P. Uvarov—Records and 
before the first sulcus only and distinctly 
convergent behind; sometimes they are 
also perceptible in the hind part of pro- 
notum as well, where they are strongly 
divergent. Puncturation of pronotal disc, 
pleurze, mesonotum, metanotum, and abdo- 
minal tergites very coarse and strong, 
(Elytra with upper part rugulose and 
lower polished. Hind tibiz muddy green, 
with a pale sub-basal ring. Supra-anal 
plate of male with hind angle straight, 
BHAI.) Ge eels pM 55.0 0s See en scabra, Walk. 
34, Paraconophyma polita, sp. n.* 
g. General coloration brownish. Face of lighter shade, 
but darkened towards fastigium. Head laterally with two 
broad shining black postocular bands, prolonged across the 
lateral lobes of pronotum. Occiput with a triangular, 
posteriorly widened, castaneous stripe along the middle, 
running across the pronotal disc, constricted near the first 
sulcus and dilated behind ; this stripe is bordered laterally 
with two buff stripes, convex on the pronotum. Lateral 
lobes of pronotum with lower margin yellow-bordered. 
Pleure black, with an oblique stripe on metapleurz and a 
rounded spot on the lower angle of mesopleure yellow. 
Meso- and metanotum brownish with sides black ; abdomen 
with median keel buff, with a black median stripe, included 
between two buff stripes, with polished black lateral fasciz. 
Elytra reddish brown, with the lower margin darkened. 
Pectus and abdomen beneath olive-green. Hind femora of 
the same colour, brownish on the upperside; knees with 
dark semilunar spots. Hind tibiz olive-green. 
9? (paratype). Of the same general coloration as male, 
but all colours more dull and not so distinct; the median 
abdominal dark fascia is especially feebly developed. 
3 (type). 2 (paratype). 
mm. mm. 
Length of body........ 13 19 
“ antenne...... 6:5 i 
4 pronotum .... 3 4:5 
1 CLV UER 5b alas, s 2°5 35 
hind femur .. 8 if 
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This species is represented in the Pusa collection by 3 ¢ 3 
and 3 2? 92, from an unknown locality in India. 
The morphological characters of the whole series are 
uniform, while the coloration varies slightly, the above- 
described male and female representing the extreme forms. 
* In the description of this species, and of others of the same genus, 
I do not repeat the characters already given in the key or those common 
to all the species, which are included in the description of the genus. 
