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79. Micranomala birmanica. 



Micranomala birmanica, Arrow, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) viii, 1911 

 p. 270. 



Although a little smaller, this species is superficially extremely 

 like the other two. The clypeus is very smooth and shining, 

 without perceptible punctures ; the lateral margins are prominent 

 at the base and from there nearly straight, and the front margin 

 is nearly straight in the middle, with a distinct but obtuse angle on 

 each side. The forehead is distinctly but not closely punctured, 

 and not impressed in the middle. The pronotum is well punctured, 

 rather closely in the middle, where there is a slight longitudinal 

 groove in the anterior part, and less closely at the sides ; the lateral 

 margins are subangulate in the middle, slightly approximating, but 

 scarcely curved from there to the front and hind angles, the former 

 of which are acute and the latter obtuse. The uppermost (third) 

 tooth of the front tibia is very feeble. 



The distinctive features of the male are as in M. indica. 



Length, 6 mm. ; breadth, 3-25 mm. 



BTJBMA : S. Tenasserim, Victoria Point. 



Type in the British Museum. 



The single specimen was taken by the late E. T. Atkinson. 



Genus MIMELA. 



Mimela, Kirby, Trans. Linn. Soc. xiv, 1825, p. 101 ; Burm., Handb. 



Ent. iv, 1, 1844, p. 285 : Lacord., Gen. Col. iii, 1856, p. 333. 

 Paracmsis, Newm., Mag. Nat. Hist, iii, 1839, p. 366. 



TYPE, Mimela chinensis, Kirby (China). 



Range. Tropical Asia, Java, Borneo, Sumatra. 



Form variable, generally rather broadly ovate, sometimes globose. 

 Head generally rather broad, with the clypeus short, its margin 

 reflexed and simply rounded. Mentum rather short and broad, 

 divided into two slight rounded lobes in front. Maxilla armed 

 with five very strong parallel teeth in three ranges. Mandible 

 strongly rounded externally and divided at the extremity into two 

 blunt lobes. Pronotum not completely margined behind (except 

 in M, splendens, Gyll.) gently lobed before the scutellum. 

 Elytra furnished with a narrow membranous external margin. 

 Prosternum elevated behind the front coxae, forming a com- 

 pressed lamina which is bent forward angularly, concealing the 

 line of junction of the coxae. Mesosternum produced or not. 

 Antennae 9-jointed. Legs moderately short and stout; front tibia 

 armed with 1 or 2 teeth ; hind femora usually short and broad ; 

 the larger claw of the front and middle feet cleft. 



<3 . The lower division of the cleft front claw is broad, and 

 the outer tooth (or teeth) of the front tibia short and sharp. 

 Sometimes the upper tooth found in the female is absent in the 

 male. The last ventral segment is emarginate, and the emargination 

 is filled with a membrane. 



