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straight, the lateral carinations sinuate and not reaching the 

 anterior margin, before which the surface is shortly transversely 

 foveately depressed on each side of the central carination ; elytra 

 with the costal area ampliated a little behind middle, the subcostal 

 area narrow and very strongly sinuate, all the areolets somewhat 

 large and well defined ; pronotuin without an anterior vesicle or 

 hood. 



Allied to Eteoneus, Dist. (vol. ii, p. 129), but differing by the 

 less exserted head, the eyes not separated from the anterior 

 margin of the pronotum, shorter apical joint of antennae, tri- 

 carinate pronotum, and narrower and more irregular costal area 

 to the hernelytra. 



2879. Compseuta lefroyi, Dist. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. liii, p. 113 

 (1909). 



Head black, antennae ochraceous with the apical joint (excluding 

 base) piceous; pronotum with the anterior area (excluding anterior 

 and lateral margins and the central carination) castaneous, pos- 

 teriorly black, the disk ochraceous, darkly punctate, the lateral 



Fig. 52. Compseuta lefroyi. 



areas more or less shaded with castaneous ; elytra pale ochraceous, 

 the margins of the areolets brownish and with a brownish 

 suffusion near apex of sutural area, an irregular transverse pitchy- 

 brown fascia before middle which is considerably and elongately 

 enlarged on the discoidal area and is usually followed by a small 



r'; of the same colour at base of sutural area ; body beneath 

 k ; the legs, anterior margin of prosternum, and coxal spots 

 ochraceous. 



Length 3g millim. 



Hob. Bengal ; Pusa (Lefroy). 



