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or bands, which are bordered with violaceous black, and placed 

 one at about one-fourth from the base, the other at one-third from 

 the apex ; the anterior spot directed obliquely forwards from near 

 the suture to the side, the posterior spot obliquely backwards from 

 near the suture to the outer margin. The antennae extended 

 past the apex of the elytra by the last joint or two in the d ; sixth 

 to tenth joints slightly angulated at the apex, and only very little 

 broader than the preceding joints. Prothorax finely striated all 

 over the upper surface and at the sides, except on and just 

 around the short lateral tubercles ; the striae transverse, those on 

 the middle and posterior part of the disc curved forwards just 

 before they reach the middle line. Elytra finely and very densely 

 rugulose-punctate ; distinctly and rather strongly rugulose at the 

 base around the scutellum and along the suture ; the yellow bands 

 covered with a very fine tawny pubescence. Body beneath covered 

 with silvery-grey pubescence. Hind femora of the <$ not reaching 

 to the apex of the elytra. First joint of the hind tarsi a little 

 longer than the second and third united. Fifth abdominal segment 

 truncate, and the sixth sinuately emarginate at the apex, in 

 the rf. 



Length 16-21 ; breadth S|-5 mm. 



Hob. Madras ? ( Walter Elliott) ; Assam ; Manipur (DoJierty\ 



Var. megaspilus, nov. 



In the sculpture of the prothorax and in coloration very like 

 the type, but with the yellow spots of the elytra larger and less 

 oblique ; the anterior spot extends to the outer margin but not 

 quite to the suture and has its borders more or less angulated ; 

 the posterior spot reaches from the outer margin to the suture, 

 and thus forms a complete band across the elytron, its hind 

 margin sinuate or oblique and its front margin angled on the 

 middle of the disc. This variety attains to a larger size than the 

 type, and seems to be limited in its range to the southern part of 

 India. 



Length 18-26 ; breadth 4-6| mm. 



Hob. Mysore ; Malabar ; Nilgiri Hills. 



Var. microspilus, nov. 



This variety differs from the type not only by the smaller size 

 of the yellow spots on the elytra, but to some extent also in the 

 sculpture of the prothorax. The anterior yellow spot is rounded 

 or obliquely oval, and about equally distant from the suture and 

 the outer margin ; the posterior spot is oblique, and reaches 

 almost or quite to the outer margin but not to the suture, its 

 inner end rounded and slightly distant from the suture. The 

 prothorax is regularly striate at the sides and near the front 

 margin as in the type ; but on the middle of the disc the striae 

 are more or less interrupted or broken, a somewhat irregularly 



