160 CEBAMBYCID.E. 



169. Ceresiuin rotundicolle, Pascoe,A. M. N. H. (5) xv, p. 54 (1855). 



Very closely allied to C. leucosticticum, White. Agrees wholly 

 in structural characters with that species, and in the size and 

 position of the white markings, but differs in colour. The colour 

 above, as well as below, is a light chocolate-brown, and the spots 

 not chalk-white as in hucosticticum, hut of a somewhat yellowish 

 tint. 



Length 8-12 ; breadth 2-3 mm. 



Hab. Ceylon ; Southern India. 



170. Ceresium modestum, sp. n. 



$ . Testaceous red, with the elytra somewhat yellowish ; 

 sparsely setose ; legs brownish black, with the stalks of the 

 femora and the clavate portion in the middle more or less 

 testaceous ; first three joints of the antennae black, the rest 

 ferruginous. Head finely rugulose-punctate in front and between 

 the antenna and eyes. Antennae about one-third longer than the 

 body ; first joint finely and densely punctate ; third joint a little 

 longer than the first or fourth and shorter by nearly one-third 

 than the fifth ; fifth to ninth subequal in length. Prothorax sub- 

 cylindric, a little narrowed in front, about one-third longer than 

 broad, very faintly pubescent, subnitid, marked with a few scattered 

 punctures ; the disc very feebly tuberculate at about one- third from 

 the apex. Elytra densely punctate, the punctures setigerous, and 

 gradually smaller as they approach nearer to the apex. Femora 

 subabruptly clavate, pedunculate at base ; the hind pair not ex- 

 tended as far as the apex of the elytra ; first joint of hind tarsi 

 not quite so long as the second and third united. Body beneath 

 testaceous, very faintly covered with grey pubescence. 



Length 11 ; breadth 3 mm. 



Hab. Assam : Patkai Mts. (Doherty). 



171. Ceresium ventrale, sp. n. 



Of a pale yellowish-testaceous colour, with the body beneath 

 and the hind femora black ; the breast and abdomen rather densely 

 clothed with whitish pubescence. Head somewhat densely punc- 

 tured. Antennae about one-third longer than the body in the cf ; 

 first joint densely punctate, shorter than the third ; third about 

 one-third longer than the fourth, which is only half as long as 

 the fifth. Prothorax nearly one-third longer than broad, sub- 

 cylindric, a little wider in the middle than towards each end ; the 

 surface impunctate and dull. Scutellum densely covered with 

 white pubescence. Elytra rather densely punctate, and very 

 sparsely pubescent ; the punctures very minute on the apical 

 third and larger and more distinct anteriorly. Femora clavate 

 and pedunculate, the hind pair extend a little past the apex of 



