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alender, joints 9 1 1 elongated and thickened, II nearly as long as 9 

 and 10 unit I'd. l'mthorax oval, about as wide as the head, obliquely 

 compressed on the Hanks posteriorly, the basal groove deep; densely, 

 roughly punctate, obsoletely canaliculate towards the base. Elytra 

 long, wider than the prothorax, subparallel; finely punctulate, and 

 also rather coarsely punctato-striate to near the apex, the narrow 

 interstices subcostate. Legs long; basal joint of anterior tarsi 

 much thickened. 

 Length 4^ tj nun. 



Hab. Burma. Ruby Mines (Doherty). 



Three specimens, probably including the two sexes. 

 Narrower than .1/. rubiginosa, from Perak; the head 

 rounded at the sides posteriorly , wider at the base, and with 

 a much broader occipital groove; the elytra more coarsely 

 punctato-striate. with narrower and more raised interstices. 



23. Macratria nilgirica, n. sp. 



Very elongate, narrow, somewhat depressed, shining, thickly 

 clothed with fine, adpressed, brownish or cinereous pubescence; 

 obscure ferruginous or reddish-brown, the head rufescent, the pro- 

 thorax and metastemum sometimes infuscate, the palpi, ant 



and legs testaceous, the femora and tibiae sometimes reddish, the 

 posterior tibiae and first tarsal joint more or less infuscate, the 

 posterior femora often nigro-maculate on their inner face. Head 

 oblong, considerably developed behind the moderately large eyes, 

 rounded at the sides posteriorly, closely, minutely punctate, the 

 occipital groove short, deep; antennae long, slender, joints 9-11 

 thickened, 9 and 10 moderately elongated, together in § about as 

 long as 11, the latter in $ three times as long as 10. Prothorax 

 elongate-oval, attenuate in front, feebly, obliquely compressed on the 

 flanks posteriorly, densely scabroso-punctate, the basal groove com- 

 plete. Elytra long, much wider than the prothorax, subparallel 

 in their basal half; closely, minutely punctate, and also finely 

 punctato-striate to near the apex, the interstices obsoletely costate 

 externally. Legs long; basal joint of anterior tarsi much thickened 

 in both sexes. 



Length 4g-5j mm. (<J $.) 



Hob. India. Nilgiri Hills (//. L. Andrewes). 



Nine specimens, all females bul two, three with the 

 posterior femora nigro-maculate. A very elongate, narrow, 

 somewhat depressed, finely pubescent, reddish-brown or 

 ferruginous insect, with the head oblong and considerably 

 developed behind the eyes, the elytra Bubparallel and finely 



