38 KUTELIN^E. 



suture. The pronotum is .sparingly punctured, except near the 

 base, and its lateral margins are strongly convergent in front and 

 nearly parallel behind, with the hind angle nearly rectangular. 

 The scutellum is rather long and pointed at the apex, and 

 bears a few minute punctures. The elytra are exceedingly 

 smooth and bear slight traces of longitudinal lines of punctures 

 upon their posterior half. The two upper teeth of the front tibia 

 are placed close together and the outer claw of the middle and 

 hind tarsi is cleft. 



c? . The middle of the prothorax is prolonged, forming a slight 

 neck behind the head. The propygidium and pygidium are 

 moderately shining, the former closely covered with minute 

 punctures and the latter finely rugose at the sides and sparsely 

 punctured in the middle. 



$ . The apical part of the scutellum is dull and iridescent. 

 The propygidium and pygidium are densely granular and the 

 former has a verv peculiar opaque and sooty surface. 



Length, 19-25 mm.; breadth, 12-14 mm. 



SIKKIM : Mungphu (E. T. Atkinson) ; ASSAM : Sylhet, Naga 

 Hills (W. Doherty), Manipur (W. Doherti/), Sibsagar (S. E. Peal). 



Type in M. Eene Oberthiir's collection. 



8. Parastasia birmana. 



Paratfasia birmana, Arrow,* Trans. Ent. Soc. Loud. 1899, p. 481, 

 pi. 17, figs. 3 & 4. 



Black, extremely smooth and shining above, with a zigzag 

 transverse orange band upon the anterior half of each elytron 

 (extending to the front margin and the scutellum in the female, 

 but not in the male), and a small orange spot towards the 

 extremity. 



It is convex and moderately elongate in shape. The head is 

 strongly rugose, with two sharp reflexed teeth at the front edge 

 and a slighter one at each end of the clypeal suture. The 

 pronotum is smooth at the base, lightly punctured in front and 

 more strongly at the sides (especially in the $ ). The lateral 

 margins are strongly convergent in front and nearly parallel 

 behind, with the hind angles nearly right angles. The scutellum 

 is short, blunt and very smooth. The elytra are verv smooth, 

 with scarcely perceptible lines of punctures. The propygidium 

 and pygidium are densely sculptured and opaque. The two 

 upper teeth of the front tibia are placed close together and the 

 outer claw of the middle and hind tarsi is cleft. 



d . The pronotum is less convex and more produced in front- 

 The elytra are straight at the posterior edge and the orange band 

 is narrow and --shaped. 



5 . The sutural angles of the elytra are acutely produced and 

 the orange band is broad, extending to the basal margin and the 

 scutellum. The edge which adjoins the latter is opaque. 



Length, 21-23 mm. ; breadth, 12-13 mm. 



