124 CEBJiMBYCIDJG. 



120. PloCSedei'US COnsocius, Pascoe (Cerambyx), Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 

 (2) v, p. 20 (1859); Gahan (Plocederus), A. M. N. H. (6) vi, 

 p. 258 (1890). 



Ferruginous-brown, with the elytra of a dark-brown colour 

 along the outer borders ; clothed above with a faint greyish 

 pubescence. Prothorax armed with a short and rather blunt 

 spine on each side ; strongly but somewhat irregularly wrinkled 

 above. Elytra finely and closely punctured, the punctures on the 

 basal part unite and form a fine rugosity, those near the apex 

 are sparser and more minute ; the truncate apices with a spine 

 at each angle. 



This species is very closely allied to P. Jiumeralis, White, and 

 apart from colour, differs from it only in being somewhat more 

 sparsely punctulate towards the apex of the elytra, also the latter 

 are more distinctly quadri-spinose. 



Length 26 ; breadth 8| mm. 



Hob. Ceylon. 



Genus NEOCERAMBYX. 



Neocerambyx, Thorns. Essai Class. Ceramb. p. 194 (1861) ; Lacord. 

 Gen. CoUopt. viii, p. 250 (1869). 



Type, N. paris, "Wied. 



Range. India, Burma, Siam, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and 

 Japan. 



Head strongly exserted, marked with a median groove above 

 between the eyes, antennal supports depressed ; front subvertical, 

 genae moderately long ; eyes not extending anteriorly past the 

 condyles of the antennae. Antennae very much longer than the 

 body in the tf , shorter than the body in the $ ; joints fifth to tenth 

 subangulate in front at the apex ; fourth joint shorter than the 

 third or fifth ; eleventh in the d 1 much longer than the tenth. 

 Prothorax transverse, a little rounded in the middle at each side, 

 narrowed in front, marked with a transverse groove near the apex 

 and another near the base ; covered above in most of its extent 

 with strong undulating and irregular ridges. Elytra convex, 

 narrowed slightly posteriorly, rounded at the apex. Legs mode- 

 rately long, subequal in length ; femora sublinear, the hind pair not 

 reaching to the apex of the elytra ; first joint of hind tarsus not 

 quite equal to the next two united. Acetabula of front coxae 

 angulated on the outer side. 



121. Neocerambyx paris, Wied. (Cerambvx) Germ. Mag. Ent. iv, 



p. 167 (1821). 

 Cerambyx brama, Neicman, Ent. May. v, p. 493 (1837). 



Dark brown, covered with golden pubescence, which is denser 

 on the elytra, and there also gives moire reflections. Head with 

 a deep groove above between the eyes ; the elliptical impression 

 on the face is well marked and limits a central plaque which lies 

 below the level of the surrounding parts. Antennae twice as long 



