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132. Mimacrotona cingulata, n. sp. 



Rufo-testaccous, moderatoly shining, tlie head, fifth, sixth and 

 base of the seventh abdominal segments blackisli, the elytra more 

 or less infuscate; first three joints of the antennae, mouth-parts 

 and legs testaceous. Length 1-2 mm. 



Facies of a minute A. fungi Gray. Head black or pitchy-black, 

 suborbicular, very finely and rather closely punctured, finely pubes- 

 cent. Antennae rather short, the 2nd and 3rd joints of equal 

 length, the 4th to the 10th transverse, gradually increasing in 

 breadth, the penultimate fully two and a half times broader than 

 long, the 11th rather short and stout. Thorax bright reddish- 

 testaceous, nearly half as broad again as long, the sides lightly 

 rounded and narrowed more strongly in front than behind, the 

 posterior angles rounded, very finely and pretty closely punctured, 

 finely pubescent. Elytra a little longer and broader than the 

 thorax, transverse, the posterior margin sinuate internal to the 

 postero- external angle; puncturation and i^ubescence similar to 

 that of the thorax. Abdomen nanowcd behind, finely and pretty 

 closely punctured and pubescent anteriorly, more sparingly behind ; 

 lateral and apical setae weak. Intermediate and posterior tibiae 

 without setae. 



Hah. Bnkit, Panjanp; and Woodlands, in funj^us. 



Paratheta, n. gen. 

 Mandibles rather stout, curved, pointed, both furnished with a 

 ciliate membrane internally; the right crenulate for the apical half 

 of the inner margin. Maxillary palpi 4-jointed, the 1st joint small, 

 the 2nd lightly curved and widened towards the apexi the 3rd a 

 little longer than the 2nd, narrow at the base, gradually thickened 

 towards apex, the 4th subulate, about half as long as the 3rd, 

 distinctly constricted and narrowed before the apex ( ? accessory 

 joint). Inner lobe of the maxilla narrow and pointed, corneous, 

 the inner border with long and strong pectinations; outer lobe 

 broader than the inner, ciliate at the apex. Tongue broad, scarcely 

 longer than its breadth at the base, split to the middle into two 

 teat-shaped lobes. Labial palpi obscurely 3-jointed, the 1st joint 

 twice as long as broad, the 2nd as long as the 1st but narrower and 

 obscurely separated from it by indistinct oblique suture, the 3rd 

 almost as long as, but narrower than the 2nd, the apex rounded. 

 Gular sutures distant, very slightly diverging behind. Temples, 

 bordered below. Prosternum truncate behind. Mososternal pro- 



